The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 13, 1961
New Moon
0.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:38 AM
9:20 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 0.4 days
- Distance
- 397,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 476
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 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 5.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.2° / 122.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 50m / 18.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 87.51° / -4.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.23° / 6.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 178.69° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 310.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.