The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, June 5, 2073
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:13 AM
8:46 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.4 days
- Distance
- 392,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1860
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 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 358.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.7° / 134.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 52m / 17.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 73.73° / -4.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.32° / 6.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 177.31° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 11.4° |
| 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.