The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 24, 2169
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:35 AM
9:02 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.0 days
- Distance
- 365,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3048
Events on this date
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Total solar eclipse
The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth. From Columbus, 75% of the Sun is covered at 9:42 PM.
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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 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 355.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 67.0° / 131.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 54m / 23.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 88.69° / 0.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.74° / 0.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -179.08° / 0.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.1° |
| 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.