The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 14, 2007
New Moon
0.5% 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
5:03 AM
9:11 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.5%
- Age
- 28.9 days
- Distance
- 366,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1044
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 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 353.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 71.9° / 128.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 01m / 27.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 76.89° / 4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.59° / -6.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -170.25° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 121.7° |
| 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.