The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 8, 2142
Waxing Gibbous
95.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:11 PM
5:53 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.2%
- Age
- 12.6 days
- Distance
- 359,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2710
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 | 154.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 25.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.7° / 16.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 44m / 18.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 114.72° / -3.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.65° / 4.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 24.10° / 1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.