The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 5, 2168
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:53 AM
8:43 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 29.0 days
- Distance
- 359,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3035
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 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 354.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.6° / 138.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 38m / 19.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 70.63° / -3.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.05° / 4.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -177.28° / -0.80° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 46.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.