The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 6, 2008
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:26 AM
5:35 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 385,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1052
Events on this date
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Mercury at inferior conjunction
Passes between Earth and the Sun and is lost in its glare.
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Mercury, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 6.0° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.6° 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.
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Annular solar eclipse
The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light. Not visible from Columbus.
Exact values
For Feb 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 354.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.3° / 172.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 59m / -18.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 311.83° / -1.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.13° / 2.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -179.58° / -0.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 51.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.