The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 6, 1962
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
7:47 AM
5:51 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 365,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 483
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 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 2.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.6° / 167.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 18m / -19.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 288.40° / 2.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.25° / -2.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 174.17° / 0.86° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 228.0° |
| 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.