The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 14, 1966
Waning Crescent
31.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:27 AM
1:10 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.7%
- Age
- 23.5 days
- Distance
- 404,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 535
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 291.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.1° / 230.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 21m / -20.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 316.05° / -5.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.50° / 7.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -109.33° / -0.83° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.