The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 19, 1993
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:37 AM
8:49 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.1 days
- Distance
- 382,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 871
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 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 354.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.3° / 134.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 31m / 22.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 83.26° / -1.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.05° / 1.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 179.89° / -0.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.1° |
| 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.