The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 13, 2018
New Moon
0.1% 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
6:03 AM
8:55 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 361,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1180
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 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 357.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.2° / 132.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 19m / 19.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 80.42° / -3.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.33° / 5.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 179.52° / -1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 21.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.