The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 17, 1966
Waxing Crescent
2.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:55 AM
9:38 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.3%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 358,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 540
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,200 km.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 16.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.9° / 115.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 57m / 11.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 161.06° / 4.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.56° / -5.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 164.02° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.