The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 27, 1985
Waxing Gibbous
71.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:53 PM
2:19 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 71.1%
- Age
- 9.2 days
- Distance
- 367,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 773
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jun 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 114.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 65.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 71.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -41.9° / 64.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 57m / -10.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 210.83° / 1.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.93° / -1.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 63.34° / 1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.