The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 8, 2180
Waxing Gibbous
91.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:22 PM
5:16 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.1%
- Age
- 12.8 days
- Distance
- 385,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3180
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 145.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.9° / 26.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 03m / 19.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 104.86° / -3.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.70° / 5.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 28.63° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.