The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 15, 1966
Waning Crescent
8.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:23 AM
7:02 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.4%
- Age
- 26.8 days
- Distance
- 375,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 538
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 326.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 71.8° / 218.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 12m / 25.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 79.12° / 2.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.54° / -2.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -152.65° / 1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.