The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 8, 1986
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:45 AM
5:36 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 376,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 780
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 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 355.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.8° / 170.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 18m / -20.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 315.41° / -4.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.43° / 7.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -171.21° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 19.7° |
| 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.