The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 9, 2130
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
7:19 AM
5:17 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 364,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2560
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 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 355.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.6° / 175.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 02m / -20.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 284.44° / 2.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.72° / -2.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -178.96° / 0.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.5° |
| 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.