The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 21, 2080
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:59 AM
5:08 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 29.4 days
- Distance
- 405,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1942
Events on this date
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Uranus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
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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 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 355.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.4° / 172.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 02m / -25.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 297.49° / -4.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.48° / 7.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -177.35° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 24.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.