The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 8, 2165
Waning Crescent
8.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:09 AM
3:27 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.9%
- Age
- 27.0 days
- Distance
- 362,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2994
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 | 325.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 145.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.0° / 206.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 06m / -17.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 285.80° / 4.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.11° / -5.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -150.25° / 0.79° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.