The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 8, 2196
Waxing Gibbous
64.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:59 AM
2:38 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 64.1%
- Age
- 9.5 days
- Distance
- 379,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3378
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
-
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
-
Mars, Moon, and Uranus gathered
All within 3.8° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 106.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 73.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 64.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.1° / 56.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 14m / 25.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 66.00° / 3.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.09° / -4.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 65.83° / 0.67° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.