The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 8, 2160
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:49 AM
5:42 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 0.1 days
- Distance
- 406,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2932
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
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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 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 1.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.0° / 168.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 22m / -20.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 289.16° / 1.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.37° / -1.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 179.11° / 0.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 228.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.