The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 8, 2126
Waning Gibbous
98.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:24 PM
7:42 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.8%
- Age
- 16.2 days
- Distance
- 359,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2512
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 359,500 km.
Exact values
For Feb 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 191.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -39.3° / 332.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 09m / 7.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 151.63° / -4.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.05° / 6.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -13.05° / 1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 132.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.