The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 8, 2195
Waning Crescent
2.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:43 AM
4:35 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.3%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 404,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3365
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 342.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.7° / 186.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 21m / -20.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 302.67° / -0.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.87° / 1.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -164.36° / 0.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.