The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 12, 1915
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:29 AM
8:26 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.6 days
- Distance
- 405,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -94
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 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 359.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 76.1° / 154.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 14m / 27.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 79.74° / 4.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.38° / -5.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 179.39° / 1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 164.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.