The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 14, 2026
New Moon
0.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:02 AM
9:11 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.5%
- Age
- 28.8 days
- Distance
- 357,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1279
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,200 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 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 353.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 71.9° / 129.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 02m / 27.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 77.09° / 4.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.39° / -6.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -174.07° / 1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 120.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.