The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 18, 2064
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:08 AM
5:47 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 397,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1745
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 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 2.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.9° / 166.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 13m / -22.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 300.46° / -2.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.01° / 3.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -178.13° / -0.71° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 312.8° |
| 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.