The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 15, 2181
New Moon
0.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:43 AM
6:22 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 0.4 days
- Distance
- 364,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3192
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 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 5.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.5° / 163.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 08m / -15.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 300.96° / 4.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.79° / -5.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 178.77° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 219.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.