The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 5, 1966
Waning Gibbous
92.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:27 PM
8:34 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.1%
- Age
- 16.8 days
- Distance
- 402,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 538
Events on this date
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Jupiter behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jul 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 212.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -36.7° / 272.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 19m / -20.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 315.65° / -5.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.27° / 6.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -30.42° / 1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.