The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 3, 2174
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:18 AM
5:13 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.1 days
- Distance
- 362,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3105
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 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 0.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.0° / 170.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 04m / -27.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 284.17° / -4.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.75° / 7.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 176.42° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 345.8° |
| 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.