The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 22, 2066
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:46 AM
9:12 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 29.5 days
- Distance
- 406,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1774
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,500 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.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
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Annular solar eclipse
The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light. From Columbus, 31% of the Sun is covered at 4:28 PM.
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Neptune behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jun 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 358.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 178.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 65.4° / 123.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 01m / 24.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 90.11° / 0.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.13° / -0.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -178.68° / 0.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 114.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -3.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.