The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 6, 2133
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:14 AM
5:28 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 406,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2598
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 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 2.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.2° / 167.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 22m / -25.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 288.61° / -2.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.41° / 4.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 176.43° / -0.87° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 321.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.