The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 8, 2194
Waning Gibbous
88.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:45 PM
9:00 AM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 88.4%
- Age
- 17.3 days
- Distance
- 389,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3353
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 219.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 39.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -33.1° / 298.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 56m / -2.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 180.11° / -2.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.82° / 4.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -34.66° / -0.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 117.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.