The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 26, 2161
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:35 AM
6:22 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 403,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2945
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 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 3.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.5° / 163.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 47m / -13.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 310.64° / 4.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.03° / -5.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 178.45° / 1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 209.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.