The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 24, 1982
New Moon
0.2% 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
7:28 AM
5:17 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.3 days
- Distance
- 398,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 730
Events on this date
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Partial solar eclipse
The Moon covers part of the Sun. Not visible from Columbus.
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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 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 354.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.1° / 174.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 04m / -20.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 298.77° / -0.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.89° / 1.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -178.12° / -0.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 64.7° |
| 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.