The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 28, 2131
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
7:28 AM
5:24 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 373,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2573
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 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 354.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.4° / 173.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 22m / -20.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 302.94° / -1.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.15° / 2.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -179.62° / -0.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 57.0° |
| 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.