The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 14, 1966
Waning Crescent
15.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:44 AM
5:53 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.4%
- Age
- 25.8 days
- Distance
- 381,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 538
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jul 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 313.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.6° / 238.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 14m / 22.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 65.59° / 1.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.06° / -1.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -140.41° / 1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.