The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 28, 2036
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:45 AM
6:13 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 405,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1399
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 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 3.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.8° / 164.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 54m / -16.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 311.38° / 1.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.93° / -1.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 175.05° / 0.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 243.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.