The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 16, 2189
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:04 AM
5:26 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.5 days
- Distance
- 377,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3290
Events on this date
-
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.8° 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 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 359.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.0° / 169.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 57m / -24.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 296.39° / -3.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.49° / 5.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -174.77° / -1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 356.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.