The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 14, 1966
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:44 AM
8:03 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 357,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 540
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,000 km.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
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Mercury, Moon, and Uranus gathered
All within 5.3° of each other in the sky.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 358.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.1° / 142.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 28m / 8.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 169.46° / 4.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.85° / -5.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -177.77° / 1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 183.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.