The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 23, 2017
New Moon
0.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:47 AM
8:36 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 28.8 days
- Distance
- 358,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1168
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,900 km.
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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 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 353.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.0° / 140.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 44m / 18.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 86.12° / -4.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.95° / 6.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -173.08° / -1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 50.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.