The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 8, 2051
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:05 AM
8:53 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 369,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1588
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 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 358.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.7° / 132.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 02m / 19.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 76.21° / -3.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.05° / 5.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -174.49° / -1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 13.5° |
| 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.