The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 13, 2143
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:26 AM
9:23 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 374,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2727
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 4.9° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 5.1° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 4.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.7° / 121.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 46m / 20.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 86.69° / -2.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.55° / 4.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 170.88° / -0.77° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 304.5° |
| 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.