The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 26, 2199
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:20 AM
6:08 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.0 days
- Distance
- 363,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3415
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 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 0.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.5° / 168.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 32m / -13.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 306.79° / 4.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.94° / -5.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -176.98° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 165.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.