The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 23, 1969
Full Moon
99.8% 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
4:54 PM
8:08 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.3 days
- Distance
- 402,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 581
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Dec 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 179.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.8° / 352.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 07m / 28.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 91.44° / 4.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.69° / -5.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 3.01° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 355.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.