The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, June 9, 1975
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:56 AM
9:01 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 29.4 days
- Distance
- 379,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 648
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 1.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 358.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.6° / 129.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 03m / 21.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 76.73° / -1.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.00° / 2.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 176.29° / -0.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 29.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.