The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 7, 1985
Waning Gibbous
75.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:47 AM
10:26 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 75.9%
- Age
- 18.8 days
- Distance
- 385,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 772
Events on this date
-
Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 238.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 58.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 75.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.1° / 255.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 19m / -21.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 315.64° / -5.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.85° / 7.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -51.98° / 0.81° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.