The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 8, 2199
Waxing Gibbous
94.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:00 PM
5:41 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.3%
- Age
- 13.0 days
- Distance
- 401,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3415
Events on this date
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Mercury and Mars close together
They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 152.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 27.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.9° / 19.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 35m / 17.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 112.61° / -4.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.20° / 6.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 24.85° / 1.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.