The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 8, 2100
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:30 AM
5:32 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 393,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2190
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 | 354.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.6° / 172.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 10m / -19.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 314.25° / -2.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.51° / 4.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -169.67° / -0.72° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 41.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.