The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 8, 2151
Last Quarter
47.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:12 AM
11:47 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.1%
- Age
- 21.9 days
- Distance
- 395,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2821
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Feb 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 273.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.5° / 250.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 26m / -15.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 233.12° / 2.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.22° / -2.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -86.69° / -1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.