The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 21, 1966
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:11 AM
5:35 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.1 days
- Distance
- 405,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 533
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 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 0.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.2° / 167.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 20m / -23.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 301.78° / -4.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.55° / 6.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -178.90° / -1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 340.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.