The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 19, 2012
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:07 AM
9:07 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 0.0 days
- Distance
- 400,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 1107
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 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 0.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.0° / 125.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 57m / 21.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 89.21° / -2.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.25° / 3.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 176.08° / -0.63° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 343.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.