The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 28, 1960
New Moon
0.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:44 AM
6:36 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 0.4 days
- Distance
- 366,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 459
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 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 6.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.7° / 160.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 01m / -13.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 313.89° / 3.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.24° / -3.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 178.10° / 1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 230.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.