The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 8, 2141
Waxing Crescent
3.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:06 AM
8:10 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.5%
- Age
- 1.7 days
- Distance
- 381,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2698
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 | 21.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.2° / 140.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 44m / -3.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 341.23° / 4.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.98° / -5.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 153.72° / 1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 238.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.