The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 15, 2048
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:52 AM
6:03 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 368,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1547
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 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 3.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.3° / 165.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 00m / -18.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 298.25° / 1.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.09° / -1.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -178.94° / 0.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 239.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.