The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 1, 1900
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:49 AM
5:43 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.1 days
- Distance
- 365,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- -284
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.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 1.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.5° / 168.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 54m / -20.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 282.64° / 2.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.69° / -1.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 174.51° / 0.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 232.9° |
| 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.