The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 15, 2083
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:52 AM
9:43 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 403,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1985
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 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 2.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.2° / 113.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 50m / 26.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 87.73° / 3.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.18° / -4.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 174.51° / 1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 224.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.