Astronomy Answers: Planetary Phenomena 1966

Astronomy Answers
Planetary Phenomena 1966


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The diagram below is explained further on the page for the year 2000.

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[1966] [Q 1966]

For an explanation of the above pictures, see the page for the year 2000.

The last table on this page lists a number of noteworthy planetary phenomena during the listed year. The first column ("date") gives the date and hour, in the form year-month-dayThour in the Gregorian calendar, in Universal Time (UT). The second column ("pl") identifies the planet that shows the phenomenon:

pl Planet
Me Mercury
Ve Venus
Ma Mars
Ju Jupiter
Sa Saturn
Ur Uranus
Ne Neptune
Lu Moon

The third column ("*") provides the type of the phenomenon. The fourth column ("AU") shows the value (distance) in Astronomical Units, if applicable. The fifth column ("deg") gives the value of a relevant angle (declination \( δ \), elongation \( E \), conjunction spread \( σ \), or ecliptic longitude \( λ \)) in degrees. Which angle it is for each phenomenon is shown below in column "?". Declinations and ecliptical longitudes are measured relative to the equinox of the date.

 ?  
Explanation
p perigee
a apogee
+dδgreatest northern declination
dδgreatest southern declination
cλconjunction (with the Sun)
oλopposition (relative to the Sun)
eEgreatest elongation
xaλpassage through the ascending node (zero ecliptical latitude)
xdλpassage through the descending node (zero ecliptical latitude)
bσleast conjunction spread (Mercury - Saturn)
Bσleast conjunction spread (Mercury - Neptune)
sσgreatest conjunction spread (Mercury - Saturn)
Sσgreatest conjunction spread (Mercury - Neptune)
Vλbegin eastward (prograde) acceleration
Pgλstationary point: begin eastward (prograde) motion
vλbegin westward (retrograde) acceleration
Rgλstationary point: begin westward (retrograde) motion

The calculations for the planets are based on the VSOP87 model (type A) of Laskar, and the calculations for the Moon are based on the most detailed model from [Meeus]. One position per day was calculated for each celestial object. The hour of the day for each phenomenon was determined by interpolation.

date pl * AU deg
1966-01-03T19 Lu xa +64.15
1966-01-05T04 Ve Rg +313.84
1966-01-06T05 Lu +d +26.09
1966-01-06T07 Me xa +268.60
1966-01-06T17 Lu o +106.46
1966-01-06T19
** 
S +209.39
1966-01-07T22 Lu p 0.002401
1966-01-08T00 Lu v +125.93
1966-01-13T10 Me d −23.96
1966-01-16T10 Lu xd +243.51
1966-01-19T08 Lu d −26.10
1966-01-21T01
** 
B +146.53
1966-01-21T03 Lu c +301.17
1966-01-22T12 Ma v +324.28
1966-01-23T06 Lu a 0.002717
1966-01-23T18 Lu V +332.01
1966-01-25T00 Ve p 0.2688
1966-01-25T17 Ve V +306.02
1966-01-25T20 Ve c +305.95
1966-01-26T19 Ve +d −12.07
1966-01-28T22 Me a 1.415
1966-01-31T01 Lu xa +62.00
1966-01-31T20 Ju d +22.91
1966-02-02T16 Lu +d +26.17
1966-02-04T22
** 
S +210.76
1966-02-05T03 Lu o +136.43
1966-02-05T10 Lu p 0.002383
1966-02-05T11 Lu v +140.98
1966-02-06T00 Me o +317.55
1966-02-12T11 Lu xd +240.82
1966-02-14T18 Ju Pg +81.25
1966-02-15T06 Ve Pg +298.24
1966-02-15T08 Ne d −16.62
1966-02-15T13 Lu d −26.24
1966-02-16T03 Me v +335.94
1966-02-18T23 Lu V +319.70
1966-02-19T03
** 
B +152.80
1966-02-19T08 Lu a 0.002719
1966-02-19T22 Lu c +331.36
1966-02-21T20 Ne Rg +232.18
1966-02-24T22 Me xd +351.67
1966-02-27T02 Lu xa +58.86
1966-03-02T01 Lu +d +26.39
1966-03-04T11 Me e +18.12
1966-03-05T22 Lu v +156.25
1966-03-05T22 Lu p 0.002389
1966-03-06T02 Ve d −14.28
1966-03-06T13
** 
S +223.75
1966-03-06T13 Lu o +166.05
1966-03-08T02 Ur o +167.59
1966-03-08T07 Ur V +167.58
1966-03-08T23 Ur p 17.29
1966-03-10T06 Sa a 10.61
1966-03-10T09 Sa c +349.88
1966-03-10T20 Sa v +349.94
1966-03-11T13 Lu xd +237.74
1966-03-11T14 Me Rg +5.75
1966-03-13T07 Me +d +5.30
1966-03-14T19 Lu d −26.48
1966-03-18T01 Lu V +317.80
1966-03-18T15 Lu a 0.002716
1966-03-21T01 Me c +0.49
1966-03-21T06
** 
B +154.49
1966-03-21T16 Lu c +289.41
1966-03-21T22 Me V +359.71
1966-03-24T10 Me p 0.6005
1966-03-26T03 Lu xa +56.34
1966-03-29T08 Lu +d +26.62
1966-04-03T05 Lu v +169.40
1966-04-03T06 Lu p 0.002413
1966-04-03T16 Me Pg +352.74
1966-04-03T22
** 
S +219.51
1966-04-04T06 Me xa +352.76
1966-04-04T23 Lu o +195.23
1966-04-06T07 Ve e −46.39
1966-04-07T19 Lu xd +235.79
1966-04-09T01 Me d −3.35
1966-04-11T02 Lu d −26.68
1966-04-14T23 Lu V +324.98
1966-04-15T06 Lu a 0.002709
1966-04-16T18 Ve xa +340.78
1966-04-17T19 Me e −27.41
1966-04-19T12
** 
B +151.24
1966-04-20T08 Lu c +30.31
1966-04-22T07 Lu xa +55.33
1966-04-25T13 Lu +d +26.76
1966-04-28T17 Ma c +38.48
1966-05-01T01 Lu v +176.07
1966-05-01T02 Lu p 0.002448
1966-05-03T12
** 
S +209.17
1966-05-04T09 Lu o +223.94
1966-05-05T04 Lu xd +235.29
1966-05-08T11 Lu d −26.78
1966-05-11T01 Ju +d +23.41
1966-05-11T11 Ne o +230.81
1966-05-11T19 Ne V +230.80
1966-05-12T06 Ne p 29.31
1966-05-13T00 Lu V +333.55
1966-05-13T01 Lu a 0.002703
1966-05-17T19 Ma xd +52.41
1966-05-18T00
** 
b +66.83
1966-05-19T15 Lu xa +55.37
1966-05-19T21 Lu c +58.93
1966-05-20T04
** 
B +140.66
1966-05-21T05 Ur +d +6.44
1966-05-22T19 Lu +d +26.77
1966-05-23T03 Ur Pg +165.49
1966-05-23T21 Me xd +59.29
1966-05-26T00 Me a 1.322
1966-05-26T19 Lu v +155.10
1966-05-27T00 Me o +66.04
1966-05-27T02 Lu p 0.002471
1966-05-27T13 Me v +67.30
1966-05-30T07 Ju xd +95.15
1966-06-01T13 Lu xd +235.35
1966-06-02T19 Lu o +252.29
1966-06-02T21
** 
S +191.78
1966-06-04T20 Lu d −26.76
1966-06-08T17 Me +d +25.40
1966-06-09T19 Lu a 0.002702
1966-06-10T01 Lu V +342.00
1966-06-12T04 Ma a 2.490
1966-06-15T23 Lu xa +55.17
1966-06-18T08 Lu c +87.12
1966-06-19T02
** 
B +131.21
1966-06-19T03 Lu +d +26.74
1966-06-21T16 Lu v +135.26
1966-06-21T20 Lu p 0.002451
1966-06-28T19 Lu xd +234.75
1966-06-30T08 Me e +25.71
1966-07-01T05 Me xa +125.11
1966-07-02T03 Lu d −26.72
1966-07-02T07 Lu o +280.45
1966-07-02T14
** 
S +180.30
1966-07-03T21 Ju v +102.84
1966-07-04T18 Sa +d −2.18
1966-07-05T02 Ju c +103.11
1966-07-06T21 Ju a 6.206
1966-07-07T13 Lu a 0.002707
1966-07-08T00 Lu V +349.93
1966-07-10T23 Sa Rg +359.69
1966-07-13T06 Lu xa +53.78
1966-07-13T09 Ma +d +24.01
1966-07-14T08 Me Rg +131.43
1966-07-14T23
** 
s +88.84
1966-07-16T12 Lu +d +26.75
1966-07-17T16 Lu c +115.12
1966-07-18T01
** 
B +122.07
1966-07-19T10 Lu v +141.03
1966-07-19T13 Lu p 0.002418
1966-07-21T17 Me d +13.56
1966-07-24T19 Me p 0.5842
1966-07-24T22 Ne +d −15.89
1966-07-25T11 Ve +d +22.72
1966-07-25T21 Lu xd +232.83
1966-07-27T06 Me V +125.61
1966-07-28T01 Me c +125.03
1966-07-29T09 Lu d −26.78
1966-07-30T08
** 
b +87.49
1966-07-31T02
** 
S +168.00
1966-07-31T12 Ne Pg +229.41
1966-07-31T21 Lu o +308.68
1966-08-04T03 Lu a 0.002713
1966-08-04T21 Lu V +356.45
1966-08-07T11 Me Pg +120.34
1966-08-07T22 Ve xd +111.38
1966-08-09T09 Lu xa +51.14
1966-08-12T21 Lu +d +26.86
1966-08-15T06
** 
B +114.68
1966-08-15T21 Me e −18.67
1966-08-15T23 Lu c +143.18
1966-08-16T15 Lu v +153.22
1966-08-16T17 Me +d +18.21
1966-08-16T18 Lu p 0.002394
1966-08-19T21 Me xd +129.06
1966-08-21T22 Lu xd +229.98
1966-08-25T14 Lu d −26.95
1966-08-29T05
** 
S +161.73
1966-08-30T12 Lu o +337.16
1966-08-31T11 Lu a 0.002717
1966-09-01T05 Lu V +357.73
1966-09-02T19 Me v +153.71
1966-09-05T11 Lu xa +48.32
1966-09-09T06 Lu +d +27.09
1966-09-10T00 Me o +167.52
1966-09-11T19 Ur a 19.29
1966-09-12T18 Ur c +170.03
1966-09-13T01 Ur v +170.05
1966-09-13T08
** 
B +111.91
1966-09-14T01 Lu v +167.59
1966-09-14T04 Lu p 0.002387
1966-09-14T07 Lu c +171.51
1966-09-16T22 Me a 1.395
1966-09-18T01 Lu xd +227.45
1966-09-18T22 Sa V +356.28
1966-09-19T03 Sa o +356.26
1966-09-19T05 Sa p 8.559
1966-09-21T20 Lu d −27.17
1966-09-27T04 Me xa +197.38
1966-09-27T13 Lu a 0.002716
1966-09-27T15 Lu V +347.40
1966-09-28T02
** 
S +163.22
1966-09-29T04 Lu o +114.37
1966-10-02T13 Lu xa +46.54
1966-10-06T13 Lu +d +27.27
1966-10-12T08
** 
B +116.44
1966-10-12T11 Lu v +182.75
1966-10-12T14 Lu p 0.002399
1966-10-13T15 Lu c +200.36
1966-10-15T09 Lu xd +226.26
1966-10-19T03 Lu d −27.32
1966-10-24T19 Lu V +346.32
1966-10-24T22 Lu a 0.002711
1966-10-26T02 Me e +23.94
1966-10-27T09
** 
S +171.16
1966-10-28T21 Lu o +35.54
1966-10-29T18 Lu xa +46.16
1966-11-02T19 Lu +d +27.35
1966-11-03T08 Me d −23.43
1966-11-06T05 Me Rg +243.25
1966-11-06T16 Ve a 1.714
1966-11-07T11
** 
s +163.19
1966-11-09T00 Ve o +226.77
1966-11-09T19 Lu v +196.20
1966-11-09T20 Lu p 0.002429
1966-11-10T08
** 
B +121.40
1966-11-11T20 Lu xd +226.20
1966-11-12T02 Lu c +229.78
1966-11-13T11 Ne a 31.31
1966-11-14T03 Ne v +231.91
1966-11-14T05 Ne c +231.92
1966-11-15T13 Lu d −27.35
1966-11-15T20 Me xd +236.13
1966-11-16T06 Me p 0.6766
1966-11-16T18 Me V +234.90
1966-11-16T22 Me c +234.65
1966-11-17T03 Ju d +19.49
1966-11-20T15
** 
b +160.45
1966-11-20T21 Ju Rg +124.49
1966-11-21T15 Lu a 0.002705
1966-11-21T15 Lu V +352.60
1966-11-21T16 Sa d −4.98
1966-11-24T12
** 
S +171.65
1966-11-26T02 Lu xa +46.23
1966-11-26T02 Sa Pg +352.92
1966-11-26T05 Me Pg +227.12
1966-11-27T05 Me +d −14.55
1966-11-27T11 Ve xa +250.00
1966-11-27T14 Lu o +65.42
1966-11-30T00 Lu +d +27.32
1966-12-04T08 Me e −20.39
1966-12-07T04 Lu v +197.15
1966-12-07T05 Lu p 0.002465
1966-12-07T19
** 
B +125.52
1966-12-09T05 Lu xd +225.98
1966-12-10T04 Ve v +265.95
1966-12-11T15 Lu c +259.66
1966-12-12T22 Lu d −27.30
1966-12-16T09 Ve d −24.12
1966-12-19T11 Lu a 0.002703
1966-12-19T16 Lu V +1.14
1966-12-23T09 Lu xa +45.38
1966-12-23T19
** 
S +191.35
1966-12-24T04 Me xa +258.78
1966-12-27T05 Lu o +95.53
1966-12-27T08 Lu +d +27.28
1966-12-27T22 Ur d +2.93
1966-12-29T16 Ur Rg +174.43
1966-12-31T05 Lu v +151.72
1966-12-31T22 Lu p 0.002468



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