The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 8, 2160
Waxing Crescent
1.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:50 AM
7:31 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.7%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 402,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2933
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 | 14.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.6° / 149.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 16m / -5.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 333.68° / 4.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.61° / -5.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 162.11° / 1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 234.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.