The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 9, 1994
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:22 AM
9:18 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 399,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 884
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 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 3.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.7° / 122.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 26m / 20.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 82.13° / -2.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.75° / 3.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 172.46° / -0.66° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 303.2° |
| 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.