The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 6, 2095
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:15 AM
5:44 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 368,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2128
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 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 4.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.0° / 165.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 31m / -23.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 290.74° / -2.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.03° / 3.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 171.87° / -0.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 295.9° |
| 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.