The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 12, 2165
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:28 AM
5:52 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.0 days
- Distance
- 359,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2994
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 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 0.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.3° / 169.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 36m / -17.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 292.88° / 4.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.85° / -4.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 178.00° / 1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 172.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.