The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 31, 1976
New Moon
0.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:32 AM
6:37 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 0.4 days
- Distance
- 395,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 657
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 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 5.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.2° / 161.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 08m / -11.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 316.11° / 5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.99° / -5.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 178.86° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 213.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.