The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 8, 2168
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
7:25 AM
5:37 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.3 days
- Distance
- 396,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3031
Events on this date
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Uranus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Moon, Neptune, and Saturn gathered
All within 8.0° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
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Moon, Neptune, and Uranus gathered
All within 5.6° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 1.5° 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.
Exact values
For Feb 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 355.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.7° / 172.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 10m / -18.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 314.51° / -1.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.41° / 3.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -179.22° / -0.65° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 46.6° |
| 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.