The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, November 14, 1966
Waxing Crescent
5.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:42 AM
6:48 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.8%
- Age
- 2.1 days
- Distance
- 376,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 543
Events on this date
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Neptune behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Nov 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 27.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.4° / 149.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 13m / -25.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 259.47° / -2.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.37° / 4.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 158.33° / -0.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.