The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 6, 2024
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:41 AM
9:45 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.1 days
- Distance
- 376,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1255
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.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 1.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.0° / 114.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 07m / 27.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 78.23° / 4.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.95° / -5.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -177.10° / 1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 200.8° |
| 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.