The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 8, 2200
Waning Crescent
43.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:33 AM
11:55 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 43.9%
- Age
- 23.4 days
- Distance
- 378,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3427
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Feb 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 277.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 97.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 43.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.0° / 247.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 40m / -17.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 236.91° / 1.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.11° / -1.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -104.57° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.