The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 17, 2186
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:26 AM
9:33 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 358,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 3259
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 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 4.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.8° / 119.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 06m / 21.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 91.49° / -2.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.76° / 3.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 174.10° / -0.80° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 298.2° |
| 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.