The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 29, 2063
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:03 AM
6:00 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 406,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1733
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.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,600 km.
Exact values
For Jan 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 2.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.0° / 164.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 01m / -19.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 311.89° / -2.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.17° / 4.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 177.73° / -0.91° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 313.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.