The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 14, 1985
Waning Crescent
13.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:37 AM
5:37 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.4%
- Age
- 25.8 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 772
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 317.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.9° / 222.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 34m / 14.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 40.73° / -0.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.78° / 1.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -137.55° / 0.94° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.