The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 13, 2154
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:57 AM
4:56 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 368,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2857
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 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 355.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.9° / 174.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 25m / -27.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 288.94° / -4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.70° / 7.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -171.72° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 29.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.