The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 8, 2155
Waxing Crescent
44.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:48 AM
12:31 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.3%
- Age
- 6.6 days
- Distance
- 396,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2871
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 | 83.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 96.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.0° / 76.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 38m / 18.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 42.97° / 3.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.26° / -3.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 102.34° / -1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.