The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 15, 1966
Waning Crescent
1.2% 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
5:15 AM
8:29 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 28.5 days
- Distance
- 360,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 539
Events on this date
-
Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 6.1° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 348.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 68.4° / 142.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 58m / 22.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 130.68° / 4.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.95° / -6.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -171.49° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 128.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.