The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 5, 2148
New Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:25 PM
7:22 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 13.8 days
- Distance
- 392,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2783
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 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 177.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.5° / 353.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 50m / 19.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 101.79° / -3.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.80° / 5.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 7.66° / 0.93° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 220.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.