The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 2, 2041
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:03 AM
5:05 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.4 days
- Distance
- 359,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1459
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.8° 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 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 358.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.0° / 172.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 51m / -26.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 281.43° / -3.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.60° / 5.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 178.70° / -1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 9.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.