The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 22, 1969
Waxing Gibbous
98.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:02 PM
7:13 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.8%
- Age
- 13.3 days
- Distance
- 400,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 581
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 168.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.2° / 4.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 12m / 27.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 79.29° / 4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.77° / -5.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 15.14° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.