The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 8, 2016
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:21 AM
6:23 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.1 days
- Distance
- 368,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1152
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 | 1.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.1° / 165.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 29m / -12.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 320.67° / 2.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.03° / -2.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 174.71° / 0.87° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 193.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.