The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 4, 1966
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:33 PM
6:24 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 13.8 days
- Distance
- 371,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 536
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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Penumbral lunar eclipse
The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly. It starts at 3:08 PM, is deepest at 5:11 PM and ends at 7:14 PM. Not visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon.
Exact values
For May 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 177.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -58.9° / 320.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 36m / -13.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 221.00° / 1.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.17° / -1.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 6.98° / -0.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 304.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.