The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 8, 2191
Waxing Gibbous
99.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:18 PM
7:34 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.4%
- Age
- 14.3 days
- Distance
- 405,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3316
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 | 172.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 8.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.5° / 354.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 06m / 21.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 132.52° / 4.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.90° / -5.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 6.28° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 316.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.