The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 1, 2109
New Moon
0.3% 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
7:43 AM
6:00 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 378,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2301
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.2° 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 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 3.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.2° / 166.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 02m / -17.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 284.83° / 4.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.16° / -5.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -178.64° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 217.6° |
| 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.