The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 8, 2157
Waning Crescent
1.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:53 AM
4:43 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.9%
- Age
- 28.4 days
- Distance
- 364,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2895
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 | 344.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.1° / 184.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 29m / -21.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 304.54° / -1.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.75° / 3.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -168.90° / -0.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.