The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 3, 2193
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:24 AM
5:23 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 381,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3340
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 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 2.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.3° / 167.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 14m / -26.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 286.42° / -4.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.65° / 6.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 172.61° / -1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 326.5° |
| 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.