The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 16, 1977
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:11 AM
8:51 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.5 days
- Distance
- 405,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 673
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 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 358.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.1° / 131.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 36m / 18.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 84.29° / -4.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.61° / 6.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 179.29° / -1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 7.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.