The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 8, 2111
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:41 AM
6:24 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 361,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2327
Events on this date
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Total solar eclipse
The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth. Not visible from Columbus.
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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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Mercury and Saturn close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
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Mercury, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 1.1° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 2.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.9° / 163.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 39m / -14.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 322.15° / -0.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.75° / 1.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -179.98° / -0.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.7° |
| 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.