The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 7, 1969
Waning Crescent
4.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:45 AM
3:23 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.2%
- Age
- 27.8 days
- Distance
- 369,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 580
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 336.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.8° / 199.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 15m / -22.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 232.37° / -4.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.60° / 6.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -162.39° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.