The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 18, 1966
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:34 AM
9:23 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.3 days
- Distance
- 374,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 537
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 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 357.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 67.4° / 122.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 36m / 25.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 84.71° / 2.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.77° / -3.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 177.27° / 0.81° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 137.0° |
| 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.