The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 15, 1950
New Moon
0.2% 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
5:32 AM
9:39 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.0 days
- Distance
- 401,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 340
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 | 0.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 67.5° / 114.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 33m / 28.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 84.03° / 4.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.02° / -6.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 176.68° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 181.4° |
| 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.