The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 8, 2146
Waning Crescent
8.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:12 AM
3:32 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.5%
- Age
- 27.0 days
- Distance
- 362,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2759
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 362,900 km.
Exact values
For Feb 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 326.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.5° / 205.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 08m / -17.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 286.31° / 4.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.40° / -5.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -146.44° / 0.94° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.