The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 6, 1985
Waning Gibbous
84.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:04 AM
9:17 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 84.4%
- Age
- 17.8 days
- Distance
- 379,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 772
Events on this date
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Uranus at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Jun 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 226.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 46.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 84.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.8° / 259.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 23m / -24.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 302.34° / -5.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.74° / 6.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -39.78° / 0.79° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.