The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 6, 2114
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:40 AM
4:57 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.3 days
- Distance
- 393,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2362
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 | 355.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.3° / 175.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 50m / -24.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 281.30° / -1.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.56° / 3.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -179.76° / -0.66° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 55.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.