The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 20, 2015
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:31 AM
6:12 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 360,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1139
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 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 2.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.1° / 166.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 15m / -14.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 302.51° / 4.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.40° / -5.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 175.39° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 196.4° |
| 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.