The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 16, 1985
Waning Crescent
3.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:31 AM
7:42 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.3%
- Age
- 27.8 days
- Distance
- 400,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 772
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jun 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 339.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 72.3° / 178.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 10m / 22.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 64.65° / 1.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.95° / -1.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -162.04° / 0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.