The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 15, 2102
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:39 AM
9:27 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.6 days
- Distance
- 403,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2219
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 | 359.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.5° / 118.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 33m / 26.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 83.88° / 3.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.91° / -3.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -177.06° / 0.98° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 175.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.