The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 26, 2180
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:16 AM
5:54 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.4 days
- Distance
- 383,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3179
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
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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 | 357.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.9° / 170.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 22m / -14.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 304.27° / 4.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.59° / -5.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -173.18° / 1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 135.6° |
| 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.