The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 7, 2081
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:46 AM
9:57 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 375,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1960
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 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 3.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.8° / 110.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 21m / 28.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 81.36° / 5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.43° / -6.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 171.48° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 217.0° |
| 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.