The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 9, 2078
New Moon
0.3% 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
5:24 AM
9:02 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 28.9 days
- Distance
- 363,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1922
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 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 354.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 68.9° / 133.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 48m / 24.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 73.62° / 2.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.63° / -2.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -171.87° / 0.80° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.