The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 28, 1966
Waning Gibbous
98.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:08 PM
9:02 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.7%
- Age
- 16.6 days
- Distance
- 374,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 544
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 192.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.6° / 338.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 25m / 26.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 108.92° / 4.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.55° / -5.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -16.73° / -1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.