The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 30, 1995
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:06 AM
5:55 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 29.3 days
- Distance
- 370,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 891
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 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 356.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.2° / 171.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 33m / -13.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 307.14° / 5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.93° / -5.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -172.75° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 127.4° |
| 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.