The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 13, 2056
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:25 AM
9:27 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.4 days
- Distance
- 398,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1651
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.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 4.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.5° / 120.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 50m / 21.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 87.58° / -2.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.52° / 3.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 171.89° / -0.79° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 297.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.