The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 8, 2005
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:46 AM
5:44 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 359,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1015
Events on this date
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Mercury and Neptune close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
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Moon, Neptune, and Venus gathered
All within 7.9° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
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Mercury, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 4.6° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
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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 | 356.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.2° / 169.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 23m / -20.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 316.82° / -4.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.67° / 6.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -175.01° / -1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 13.1° |
| 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.