The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 23, 2126
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:30 AM
6:13 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 398,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2512
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 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 2.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.1° / 165.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 27m / -14.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 305.66° / 4.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.72° / -5.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -178.50° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 193.9° |
| 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.