The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 12, 2010
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:57 AM
9:35 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 371,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1082
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 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 2.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.3° / 117.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 34m / 24.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 84.19° / 1.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.94° / -1.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 173.10° / 0.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 243.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.