The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 23, 1998
New Moon
0.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:48 AM
8:32 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.5%
- Age
- 28.9 days
- Distance
- 371,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 933
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 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 353.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.49% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.9° / 141.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 41m / 18.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 85.49° / -4.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.49° / 6.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -169.26° / -1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 49.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.