The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 16, 2170
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:44 AM
5:02 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 29.3 days
- Distance
- 397,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3055
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 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 354.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.5° / 174.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 35m / -24.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 291.49° / -2.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.77° / 4.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -170.94° / -1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 45.5° |
| 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.