The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 23, 1985
Waxing Crescent
27.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:07 AM
12:33 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.2%
- Age
- 5.2 days
- Distance
- 377,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 773
Events on this date
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Jun 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 62.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.5° / 79.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 34m / 14.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 154.79° / 4.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.00° / -6.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 112.23° / 1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.