The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 8, 2189
Last Quarter
44.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:28 AM
11:47 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.6%
- Age
- 23.0 days
- Distance
- 371,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3291
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Feb 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 276.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 96.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.3° / 247.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 39m / -18.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 236.79° / 1.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.39° / -0.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -94.32° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.