The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 12, 2051
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:24 AM
5:47 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.5 days
- Distance
- 371,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1583
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 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 358.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.7° / 170.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 29m / -17.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 291.35° / 4.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.65° / -5.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 176.49° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 155.8° |
| 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.