The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 22, 2104
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:51 AM
9:09 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 29.3 days
- Distance
- 375,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 2244
Events on this date
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Total solar eclipse
The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth. Not visible from Columbus.
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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 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 358.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 178.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.2° / 125.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 01m / 22.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 90.16° / -0.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.94° / 1.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -174.08° / -0.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 49.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.