The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 18, 2023
New Moon
0.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:00 AM
10:03 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 0.5 days
- Distance
- 398,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1243
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 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 5.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.6° / 107.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 12m / 27.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 92.60° / 4.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.82° / -5.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 178.08° / 1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 235.6° |
| 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.