The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 14, 1969
Waxing Crescent
35.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:05 PM
11:25 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.3%
- Age
- 5.3 days
- Distance
- 370,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 581
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 72.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 107.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.2° / 102.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 30m / -10.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 335.35° / -0.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.75° / 2.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 112.30° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.