The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 8, 2013
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:09 AM
9:00 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.0 days
- Distance
- 406,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1119
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 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 0.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.7° / 128.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 09m / 20.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 78.04° / -2.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.10° / 3.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -179.10° / -0.85° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 350.0° |
| 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.