The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 2, 1908
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:07 AM
6:23 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 357,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- -184
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Feb 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 4.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.6° / 161.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 23m / -18.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 317.45° / -2.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.05° / 4.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 176.19° / -0.75° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.