The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 8, 2147
Waxing Gibbous
61.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:31 PM
1:53 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 61.3%
- Age
- 7.9 days
- Distance
- 394,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2772
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 | 102.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 76.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 61.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.7° / 64.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 06m / 15.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 62.55° / -5.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.34° / 7.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 83.71° / 0.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.