The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 20, 1901
New Moon
0.2% 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
7:31 AM
6:06 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.1 days
- Distance
- 375,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- -271
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 Jan 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 1.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.7° / 167.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 10m / -15.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 301.28° / 4.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.92° / -4.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 173.87° / 1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 186.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.