The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 8, 1967
New Moon
0.3% 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
6:01 AM
9:57 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.4 days
- Distance
- 392,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 550
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 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 5.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.9° / 110.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 26m / 26.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 82.41° / 3.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.65° / -4.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 169.84° / 1.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 235.1° |
| 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.