The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 26, 1971
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:43 AM
5:32 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.3 days
- Distance
- 363,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 594
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 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 356.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.3° / 171.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 22m / -21.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 302.70° / -1.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.42° / 3.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -179.99° / -0.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 38.2° |
| 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.