The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, June 7, 1948
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:49 AM
9:39 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.1 days
- Distance
- 371,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 315
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 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 1.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 65.0° / 117.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 09m / 25.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 78.46° / 2.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.42° / -3.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 173.66° / 0.83° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 211.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.