The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 9, 2108
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:21 AM
8:59 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.1 days
- Distance
- 383,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2294
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 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 0.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.5° / 129.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 17m / 18.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 79.76° / -4.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.94° / 6.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 174.09° / -1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 344.7° |
| 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.