The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 21, 2148
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:51 AM
6:12 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 363,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2784
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 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 3.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.0° / 163.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 28m / -17.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 304.97° / 1.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.95° / -1.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 173.11° / 0.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.