The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 15, 1912
New Moon
0.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:55 AM
9:09 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.5%
- Age
- 0.4 days
- Distance
- 361,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Auriga
- Lunation number
- -130
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 Jun 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 6.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.47% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 72.8° / 129.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 02m / 28.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 90.38° / 4.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.08° / -6.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 171.54° / 1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 234.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.