The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 4, 2125
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
7:33 AM
5:42 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.0 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2499
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 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 0.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.2° / 170.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 00m / -18.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 284.35° / 4.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.13° / -4.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -177.86° / 1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 174.8° |
| 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.