The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 16, 2091
New Moon
0.4% 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
5:57 AM
8:34 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 29.1 days
- Distance
- 394,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2083
Events on this date
-
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.
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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 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 354.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.9° / 139.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 21m / 18.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 80.61° / -4.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.04° / 6.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -179.06° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 40.0° |
| 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.