The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 14, 1966
Waxing Crescent
7.6% 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
10:21 AM
7:29 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.6%
- Age
- 2.6 days
- Distance
- 388,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 544
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 31.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.5° / 142.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 47m / -26.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 293.94° / -4.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.44° / 7.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 153.39° / -0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.