The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 21, 1920
New Moon
0.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:44 AM
6:27 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 0.5 days
- Distance
- 396,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- -36
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 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 5.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.3° / 162.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 28m / -14.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 305.89° / 4.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.45° / -5.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 170.05° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 219.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.