The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 7, 1966
Last Quarter
54.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:51 PM
2:29 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.5%
- Age
- 22.2 days
- Distance
- 388,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 540
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Sep 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 264.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.8° / 280.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 30m / 23.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 69.56° / 1.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.19° / -1.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -92.21° / 1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.