The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 28, 1903
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:21 AM
6:06 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.0 days
- Distance
- 403,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- -246
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 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 0.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.7° / 167.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 36m / -13.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 307.78° / 4.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.53° / -5.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 177.34° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 166.9° |
| 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.