The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 3, 2030
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:23 AM
5:06 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.1 days
- Distance
- 367,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1323
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
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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 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 354.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.0° / 176.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 34m / -22.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 277.90° / 1.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.49° / -0.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -171.01° / 0.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.2° |
| 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.