The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 12, 2146
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
7:28 AM
5:54 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.0 days
- Distance
- 359,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2759
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 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 0.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.6° / 169.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 35m / -16.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 292.78° / 4.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.25° / -5.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -178.19° / 1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 176.8° |
| 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.