The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 1, 2033
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:43 AM
6:02 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 369,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1361
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 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 3.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.4° / 166.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 04m / -17.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 285.32° / 4.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.00° / -5.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 172.21° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 216.7° |
| 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.