The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 12, 2162
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:56 AM
8:47 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.3 days
- Distance
- 398,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2961
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.6° 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.
Exact values
For Jun 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 356.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.4° / 133.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 12m / 20.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 78.62° / -2.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.78° / 4.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 179.31° / -0.95° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 38.2° |
| 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.