The Moon on this date

Moon on Sunday, January 30, 2033

New Moon Black Moon

0.2% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
E
Highest
36°
Moonset
W
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
0.2%
Age
29.3 days
Distance
362,300 km
Apparent size
33.0′
Constellation
Capricornus
Lunation number
1361

Events on this date

  1. New Moon Black 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 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun357.10°
Phase angle174.31°
Illuminated fraction0.25%
Altitude / azimuth35.3° / 171.4°
Right ascension / declination20h 37m / -13.49°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude308.23° / 4.88°
Libration in longitude / latitude-3.35° / -5.55°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude179.64° / 1.45°
Position angle of the axis345.0°
Position angle of the bright limb128.8°
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.

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