The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 18, 2069
New Moon
0.3% 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
5:44 AM
8:39 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 28.9 days
- Distance
- 367,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1811
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 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 354.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.7° / 138.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 27m / 19.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 82.29° / -3.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.52° / 4.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -170.87° / -1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 53.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.