The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 8, 2181
Waning Crescent
31.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:44 AM
12:48 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.9%
- Age
- 24.4 days
- Distance
- 368,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3192
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 | 291.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.0° / 235.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 42m / -19.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 251.78° / 2.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.24° / -2.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -112.93° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.