The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 8, 2130
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:43 AM
6:22 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 357,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2562
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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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,500 km.
Exact values
For Feb 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 2.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.4° / 163.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 40m / -15.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 322.25° / -1.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.37° / 2.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 176.22° / -0.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.