The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 8, 2153
Full Moon
99.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:28 PM
7:36 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.5%
- Age
- 15.0 days
- Distance
- 367,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2846
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Feb 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 173.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 7.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.7° / 352.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 12m / 21.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 133.93° / 5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.29° / -5.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 1.71° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 321.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.