The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 3, 2155
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:19 AM
5:13 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.1 days
- Distance
- 357,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2870
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 356,900 km.
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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 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 0.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.8° / 169.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 03m / -27.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 283.96° / -4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.23° / 7.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -179.78° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 344.2° |
| 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.