The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 22, 2194
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:09 AM
6:01 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 391,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3353
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 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 3.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.9° / 164.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 37m / -20.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 306.30° / -2.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.59° / 3.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 171.97° / -0.78° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 296.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.