The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 8, 2183
Waning Gibbous
98.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:17 PM
7:51 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.8%
- Age
- 15.6 days
- Distance
- 406,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3217
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,300 km.
Exact values
For Feb 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 192.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -37.8° / 331.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 13m / 8.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 152.07° / -2.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.04° / 4.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -12.29° / 1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 125.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.