The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 6, 2190
New Moon
0.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:35 AM
5:45 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 0.4 days
- Distance
- 361,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3303
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 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 5.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.4° / 164.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 40m / -25.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 292.43° / -4.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.03° / 6.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 177.17° / -1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 302.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.