The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 29, 2044
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:45 AM
5:18 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 29.3 days
- Distance
- 397,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1497
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 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 354.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.1° / 172.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 30m / -22.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 304.17° / -3.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.75° / 5.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -178.45° / -1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 35.7° |
| 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.