The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 8, 2150
Waxing Gibbous
87.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:35 PM
4:53 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.2%
- Age
- 10.9 days
- Distance
- 366,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2809
Events on this date
-
Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 366,700 km.
Exact values
For Feb 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 137.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 41.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.9° / 31.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 34m / 22.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 97.82° / -0.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.25° / 1.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 42.69° / -0.95° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.