The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 27, 2014
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:34 AM
9:09 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 402,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1132
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 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 3.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.5° / 124.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 40m / 18.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 99.60° / -4.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.06° / 6.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 179.07° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 326.2° |
| 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.