The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 8, 2176
Waning Crescent
4.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:24 AM
3:53 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.6%
- Age
- 27.6 days
- Distance
- 388,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3130
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 | 335.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.8° / 193.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 50m / -23.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 295.06° / -2.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.31° / 3.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -160.53° / -0.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.