The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 8, 2132
Last Quarter
54.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:26 AM
11:26 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.6%
- Age
- 21.2 days
- Distance
- 403,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2586
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
18° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Feb 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 264.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.2° / 258.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 51m / -12.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 224.12° / 3.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.45° / -4.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -82.89° / -1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.