The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 29, 2174
New Moon
0.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:02 AM
9:59 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 0.4 days
- Distance
- 392,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3111
Events on this date
-
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 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 5.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.8° / 107.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 59m / 27.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 103.20° / 4.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.98° / -5.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 179.50° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 237.1° |
| 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.