The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 20, 2129
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:50 AM
6:15 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 357,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2549
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 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 4.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.5° / 163.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 27m / -17.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 304.87° / 2.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.16° / -1.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 176.91° / 0.71° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 241.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.