The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 1, 2106
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:42 AM
8:36 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 28.9 days
- Distance
- 359,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2268
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 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 353.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.9° / 140.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 12m / 19.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 64.76° / -1.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.70° / 2.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -176.68° / -0.60° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 61.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.