The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 25, 2006
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:33 AM
9:42 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.4 days
- Distance
- 388,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Auriga
- Lunation number
- 1032
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 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 359.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.9° / 113.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 18m / 28.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 93.92° / 4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.18° / -6.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -175.09° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 185.0° |
| 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.