The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 7, 1932
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:02 AM
4:53 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 29.3 days
- Distance
- 379,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 111
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 | 356.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.2° / 173.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 58m / -27.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 282.81° / -4.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.88° / 7.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -171.75° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 24.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.