The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 18, 2099
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:30 AM
9:43 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.4 days
- Distance
- 378,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2182
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 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 359.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 67.4° / 114.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 50m / 28.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 87.70° / 5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.71° / -6.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 175.10° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 181.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.