The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 5, 1966
Waning Gibbous
99.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:45 PM
6:55 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.2%
- Age
- 14.8 days
- Distance
- 375,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 536
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 190.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 10.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -55.4° / 297.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 30m / -18.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 234.93° / 0.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.71° / 0.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -5.20° / -0.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.