The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 16, 2034
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:30 AM
9:13 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 363,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 1379
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
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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 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 3.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.9° / 125.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 55m / 18.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 88.82° / -5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.70° / 6.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -179.89° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 326.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.