The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 15, 1969
First Quarter
46.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
12:29 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.4%
- Age
- 6.3 days
- Distance
- 374,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 581
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 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 85.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.9° / 90.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 20m / -3.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 349.26° / 0.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.43° / 0.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 100.14° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.