The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 22, 1952
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:53 AM
9:48 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 401,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 365
Events on this date
-
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
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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 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 3.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.7° / 111.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 20m / 27.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 94.53° / 3.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.48° / -4.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 179.69° / 1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 228.3° |
| 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.