The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, June 15, 1931
New Moon
0.4% 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
5:09 AM
9:12 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 29.0 days
- Distance
- 383,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 104
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 | 354.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 71.3° / 127.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 05m / 27.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 77.85° / 4.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.11° / -5.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -179.51° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 122.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.