The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 24, 2074
New Moon
0.1% 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
6:14 AM
9:12 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.1 days
- Distance
- 400,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 1874
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 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 1.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.1° / 124.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 20m / 20.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 94.64° / -2.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.03° / 3.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 175.49° / -0.82° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 335.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.