The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 8, 2192
Waning Crescent
28.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:31 AM
12:28 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.6%
- Age
- 24.7 days
- Distance
- 379,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 3328
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 | 295.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 115.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.5° / 228.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 54m / -27.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 255.27° / -4.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.34° / 6.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -123.20° / -1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.