The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 23, 2012
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:42 AM
6:26 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.4 days
- Distance
- 381,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1102
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 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 4.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.3° / 162.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 37m / -14.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 307.94° / 4.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.76° / -4.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 179.96° / 1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 220.4° |
| 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.