The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 8, 2163
Waxing Crescent
27.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:06 AM
11:38 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.3%
- Age
- 5.2 days
- Distance
- 398,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2970
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 | 62.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.4° / 95.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 23m / 9.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 22.59° / 0.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.42° / -0.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 120.98° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.