The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 15, 1934
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:08 AM
5:46 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.1 days
- Distance
- 357,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 137
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
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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 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 1.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.2° / 166.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 57m / -22.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 296.88° / -2.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.62° / 3.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 179.55° / -0.65° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 314.4° |
| 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.