The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 1, 2052
New Moon
0.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:09 AM
5:19 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 29.3 days
- Distance
- 394,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1595
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 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 355.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.8° / 176.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 26m / -18.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 276.07° / 4.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.33° / -5.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -179.40° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 127.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.