The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 8, 2184
Waning Crescent
14.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:28 AM
2:39 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.5%
- Age
- 26.1 days
- Distance
- 382,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3229
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 | 315.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.2° / 216.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 21m / -18.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 275.08° / 4.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.89° / -5.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -141.85° / 0.65° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.