The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 8, 2131
Waxing Gibbous
87.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:40 PM
4:55 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.5%
- Age
- 10.6 days
- Distance
- 383,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2574
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 | 138.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 41.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.53% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.7° / 31.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 35m / 22.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 98.02° / -1.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.66° / 2.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 46.50° / -0.79° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.