The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 26, 1968
First Quarter
51.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:26 PM
12:12 AM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.3%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 390,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 569
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Dec 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 91.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.1° / 82.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 23m / 2.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 6.35° / 0.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.94° / 0.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 96.02° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.