The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 2, 2022
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
8:01 AM
5:08 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.4 days
- Distance
- 358,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1224
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 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 359.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.4° / 171.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 51m / -26.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 281.35° / -3.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.52° / 5.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -177.51° / -1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 6.6° |
| 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.