The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 22, 2028
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:38 AM
9:21 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 29.3 days
- Distance
- 373,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1304
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 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 358.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.2° / 121.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 02m / 25.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 90.42° / 2.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.30° / -2.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 176.70° / 0.62° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 149.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.