The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 7, 1913
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:29 AM
5:27 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 401,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- -123
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 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 3.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.2° / 166.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 29m / -26.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 289.86° / -4.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.99° / 7.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 179.87° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 322.8° |
| 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.