The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 30, 2014
New Moon
0.2% 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
7:07 AM
5:59 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 357,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1126
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,100 km.
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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 | 357.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.4° / 171.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 36m / -13.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 307.96° / 4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.56° / -5.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -176.56° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 130.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.