The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 25, 1969
Waning Gibbous
96.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:54 PM
9:35 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.4%
- Age
- 16.3 days
- Distance
- 405,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 581
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 201.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 21.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.0° / 329.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 52m / 24.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 115.38° / 3.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.17° / -4.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -21.25° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.