The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 22, 1971
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:22 AM
9:21 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.1 days
- Distance
- 379,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 599
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.
-
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 356.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 68.8° / 121.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 49m / 27.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 87.46° / 3.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.32° / -4.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -171.87° / 1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 140.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.