The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 26, 2142
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:14 AM
5:41 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.5 days
- Distance
- 405,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2709
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 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 355.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.9° / 173.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 16m / -16.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 302.56° / 3.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.93° / -3.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -177.73° / 1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.1° |
| 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.