The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 24, 1969
Waning Gibbous
99.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:53 PM
8:56 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.0%
- Age
- 15.3 days
- Distance
- 404,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 581
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 190.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.7° / 341.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 00m / 27.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 103.46° / 4.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.49° / -4.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -9.12° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.5° |
| 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.