The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 28, 2150
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:48 AM
5:43 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 29.7 days
- Distance
- 394,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2808
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 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 358.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.0° / 168.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 42m / -20.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 307.60° / -2.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.68° / 3.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 176.56° / -0.66° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 6.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.