The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 21, 2153
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:18 AM
9:15 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 393,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2850
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 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 355.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 69.9° / 125.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 41m / 27.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 85.74° / 3.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.41° / -4.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -179.69° / 1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 125.4° |
| 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.