The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 14, 1966
Waning Crescent
5.1% 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
4:00 AM
7:45 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.1%
- Age
- 27.5 days
- Distance
- 364,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 539
Events on this date
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Jupiter, Mars, and Moon gathered
All within 4.3° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Mars, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 6.8° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 334.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 75.2° / 183.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 55m / 25.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 115.80° / 4.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.93° / -5.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -159.24° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.