The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 25, 2044
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
5:48 AM
9:57 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 357,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1503
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 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 3.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.7° / 109.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 36m / 27.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 98.09° / 4.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.08° / -5.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 177.29° / 1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 224.5° |
| 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.