The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 8, 2124
Waning Crescent
36.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:25 AM
12:14 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.7%
- Age
- 23.0 days
- Distance
- 402,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2487
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 | 285.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 105.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.9° / 239.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 11m / -21.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 244.69° / -0.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.39° / 0.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -101.51° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.