The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 8, 2158
Waxing Gibbous
76.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:03 PM
4:00 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.5%
- Age
- 9.3 days
- Distance
- 374,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2908
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 | 122.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 57.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.53% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.9° / 43.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 24m / 26.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 81.92° / 3.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.02° / -4.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 61.30° / 0.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.