The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 9, 2111
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:16 AM
5:19 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.1 days
- Distance
- 356,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2325
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 356,800 km.
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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 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 355.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.1° / 175.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 00m / -19.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 284.03° / 2.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.07° / -2.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -175.16° / 0.72° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.