The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 16, 2148
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
9:19 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 378,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 2789
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 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 3.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.9° / 123.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 57m / 19.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 89.39° / -3.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.52° / 4.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -178.28° / -1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 315.9° |
| 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.