The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 8, 2143
Waning Crescent
31.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:55 AM
12:46 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.1%
- Age
- 23.7 days
- Distance
- 392,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2722
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 | 292.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.6° / 234.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 42m / -20.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 251.88° / 1.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.33° / -0.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -105.32° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.