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February 8

Day 39 of 366 · ISO week 6 · Aquarius · Winter (Northern Hemisphere)

February 8 is the 39th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 327 days remain until the year's end. It falls in winter (northern hemisphere) and under the astrological sign of Aquarius.

Day of year
39
Days remaining
327
ISO week
6
Zodiac
Aquarius
Season
Winter
Sun declination
-15.5°

External references

Curated jump-off points to the major almanacs, encyclopaedias and primary sources for this date.

Wikipedia: this day →Britannica: this day →LoC: Today in History →History.com: this day →On-This-Day.com →BBC: On This Day →NYT: this day →Time and Date →NASA APOD archive →U.S. Naval Observatory →Wolfram|Alpha →Wikidata →Google Books →JSTOR →Internet Archive →
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Astronomy

Solar declination through the year — the Sun's apparent latitude on Earth. February 8 ≈ -15.5°
+23° −23° -15.5°
Computed via Cooper's formula. Positive declination = Sun north of the celestial equator (Northern Hemisphere summer).

On February 8 the Sun's declination is approximately -15.5°. At this latitude the Sun is south of the celestial equator, giving the Northern Hemisphere shorter days than nights.

For specific rise/set times at your location, see the U.S. Naval Observatory, or the NASA APOD archive for any imagery published on a February 8.

Position in the year

Position in the calendar year — day 39 of 366 (with 327 remaining)
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec Feb 8

Holidays & observances

No widely-observed holidays catalogued for this day in our base set. See the external almanacs above for region-specific observances.

Events

A selection of widely-documented historical events that took place on this date. Years marked BCE follow standard astronomical convention.

Notable births

Notable deaths

Numerical & calendrical curiosities

Day-of-year (39)3 × 13 · composite (no)
Days remaining (327)3 × 109
Date code DDMMYYYY08022026 · next palindrome year: 2080
Sun declination-15.51° (Cooper approximation)
Distance from solstice50 days

Cross-references

The 8th of every other month

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