The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 20, 2186
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:44 AM
5:45 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 29.8 days
- Distance
- 403,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3253
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.
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Annular solar eclipse
The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light. From Columbus, 29% of the Sun is covered at 12:23 PM.
Exact values
For Jan 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 359.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 179.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.0° / 168.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 11m / -19.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 300.73° / 0.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.47° / 0.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 177.66° / 0.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 10.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -3.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.