The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 24, 2055
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:53 AM
8:46 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.1 days
- Distance
- 381,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 1638
Events on this date
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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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 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 355.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.8° / 135.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 55m / 19.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 88.85° / -3.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.67° / 4.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 179.33° / -0.98° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 46.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.