The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 8, 2174
First Quarter
49.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:59 AM
1:01 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.0%
- Age
- 6.6 days
- Distance
- 382,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3106
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Feb 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.7° / 70.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 00m / 21.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 48.73° / 4.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.85° / -4.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 98.54° / -0.94° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.