The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, June 22, 2009
New Moon
0.1% 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
5:30 AM
9:22 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 358,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1069
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 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 357.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 67.2° / 121.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 57m / 26.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 89.25° / 2.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.27° / -3.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -179.49° / 0.77° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 142.9° |
| 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.