The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 8, 2122
Waxing Crescent
3.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:07 AM
8:08 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.3%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 363,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2463
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Feb 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 20.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.8° / 140.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 41m / -3.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 340.27° / 4.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.73° / -4.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 157.54° / 0.87° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 238.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.