The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 6, 1959
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:26 AM
9:02 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 451
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 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 1.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.9° / 127.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 06m / 18.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 77.09° / -4.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.22° / 6.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 175.67° / -1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 331.4° |
| 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.