The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 4, 2068
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:17 AM
5:12 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 29.1 days
- Distance
- 365,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1793
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 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 354.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.4° / 176.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 37m / -20.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 278.68° / 2.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.15° / -2.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -178.61° / 0.83° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.