The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 1, 1969
Waxing Gibbous
96.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:18 PM
6:27 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.1%
- Age
- 12.9 days
- Distance
- 406,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 569
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,300 km.
Exact values
For Jan 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 157.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.0° / 15.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 09m / 27.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 78.67° / 4.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.85° / -5.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 23.16° / -1.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.