The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 20, 1985
Waxing Crescent
5.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:41 AM
11:22 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.1%
- Age
- 2.2 days
- Distance
- 388,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 773
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jun 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 25.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.2° / 91.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 51m / 25.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 114.82° / 4.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.83° / -5.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 148.95° / 1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.