The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 20, 2110
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:46 AM
6:13 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 368,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2314
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 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 3.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.1° / 164.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 23m / -16.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 303.97° / 2.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.48° / -2.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -179.28° / 0.87° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 230.3° |
| 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.