The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 22, 1985
Waxing Crescent
18.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:57 AM
12:01 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.1%
- Age
- 4.2 days
- Distance
- 381,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 773
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jun 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 50.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.7° / 82.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 42m / 19.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 141.26° / 5.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.45° / -6.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 124.46° / 1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.