The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 17, 1939
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:16 AM
9:07 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.1 days
- Distance
- 366,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 204
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 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 1.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.1° / 126.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 47m / 19.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 86.91° / -3.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.73° / 5.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 174.67° / -1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 337.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.