The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 8, 2127
Waning Crescent
8.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:15 AM
3:34 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.2%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 379,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2524
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 | 327.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.9° / 205.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 09m / -17.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 286.56° / 5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.07° / -5.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -142.61° / 1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.