The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, June 6, 2005
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:28 AM
9:17 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.3 days
- Distance
- 397,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1019
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 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 357.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 68.8° / 124.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 45m / 26.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 73.22° / 3.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.03° / -5.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -173.29° / 1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 137.7° |
| 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.