The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 29, 1968
New Moon
0.2% 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
5:45 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.0 days
- Distance
- 378,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 558
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 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 0.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.5° / 166.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 52m / -22.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 309.13° / -4.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.82° / 7.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -175.43° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 342.1° |
| 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.