The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 6, 1943
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:45 AM
6:54 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.1 days
- Distance
- 356,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 248
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 356,600 km.
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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 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 2.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.2° / 152.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 14m / -19.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 287.48° / 3.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.77° / -3.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 178.47° / 0.99° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 216.9° |
| 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.