The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 20, 2034
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:38 AM
6:17 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 379,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1374
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 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 3.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.0° / 164.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 22m / -14.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 304.35° / 4.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.71° / -4.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 171.60° / 1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 211.8° |
| 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.