The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 1, 2071
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:38 AM
5:52 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 406,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1831
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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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Jan 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 2.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.7° / 168.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 57m / -17.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 283.52° / 4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.00° / -5.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 176.79° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 202.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.