The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 24, 2077
New Moon
0.2% 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
8:12 AM
5:55 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 360,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1906
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 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 2.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.5° / 164.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 45m / -22.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 307.83° / -4.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.60° / 6.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 175.04° / -1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 318.3° |
| 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.