The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 29, 2101
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:57 AM
6:08 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 374,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2203
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 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 2.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.1° / 164.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 00m / -18.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 312.07° / -1.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.78° / 2.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -177.70° / -0.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 298.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.