The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 30, 1911
New Moon
0.3% 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
8:18 AM
6:03 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 390,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- -147
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 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 3.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.7° / 162.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 09m / -21.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 313.27° / -4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.85° / 7.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 171.63° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 311.6° |
| 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.