The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 8, 2193
First Quarter
48.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:56 AM
12:59 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.8%
- Age
- 6.6 days
- Distance
- 371,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3341
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Feb 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.1° / 70.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 01m / 21.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 48.95° / 4.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.90° / -5.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 94.74° / -0.76° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.