The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 6, 2111
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:23 AM
9:05 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.1 days
- Distance
- 400,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2331
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 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 1.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.6° / 127.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 05m / 18.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 76.95° / -3.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.76° / 5.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -178.08° / -1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 332.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.