The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 23, 2142
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:58 AM
9:07 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 29.3 days
- Distance
- 360,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 2714
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.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 359.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.8° / 126.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 06m / 21.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 91.39° / -1.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.24° / 2.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 178.31° / -0.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 13.3° |
| 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.