The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 7, 1986
New Moon
0.1% 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
5:43 AM
9:34 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.1 days
- Distance
- 406,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 785
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 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 0.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.2° / 117.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 04m / 26.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 77.51° / 3.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.62° / -4.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 178.28° / 1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 192.5° |
| 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.