The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 24, 1979
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:25 AM
9:05 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 395,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 699
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 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 1.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.0° / 126.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 19m / 18.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 94.50° / -4.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.62° / 6.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -177.71° / -1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 337.4° |
| 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.