The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 24, 2131
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:41 AM
8:56 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.0 days
- Distance
- 367,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2578
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
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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.
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Total solar eclipse
The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth. Not visible from Columbus.
Exact values
For Jun 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 355.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 65.9° / 133.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 52m / 22.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 88.07° / -1.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.07° / 1.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -171.46° / -0.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.