The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 7, 1989
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:06 AM
5:11 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.5 days
- Distance
- 372,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 816
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 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 358.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.3° / 171.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 12m / -26.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 286.10° / -3.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.36° / 6.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 176.85° / -1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 7.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.