The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, June 5, 1961
New Moon
52.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:43 AM
1:06 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.6%
- Age
- 22.0 days
- Distance
- 371,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 475
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 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 267.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.9° / 248.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 55m / -8.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 341.85° / -1.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.63° / 1.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -83.41° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.