The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 29, 2025
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:08 AM
6:02 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 373,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1263
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 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 2.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.0° / 164.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 04m / -20.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 312.42° / -3.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.42° / 5.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 173.17° / -1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 316.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.