The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 29, 1966
Waxing Gibbous
67.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:24 PM
4:01 AM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 67.2%
- Age
- 8.8 days
- Distance
- 368,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 536
Events on this date
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Mars behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Apr 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 110.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 69.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 67.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.9° / 42.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 12m / 16.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 148.91° / 5.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.21° / -6.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 67.88° / -0.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.