The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 8, 2123
Waxing Gibbous
95.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:11 PM
5:59 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.5%
- Age
- 12.1 days
- Distance
- 373,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2475
Events on this date
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Moon, Saturn, and Uranus gathered
All within 3.2° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 155.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 24.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.4° / 15.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 46m / 18.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 114.97° / -2.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.78° / 4.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 27.90° / 1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.