The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 6, 2171
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:25 AM
5:34 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 379,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3068
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 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 3.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.0° / 166.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 29m / -25.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 290.05° / -3.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.82° / 6.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -179.03° / -1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 312.4° |
| 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.