The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 26, 1969
Waning Gibbous
92.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:57 PM
10:07 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.2%
- Age
- 17.3 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 581
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,100 km.
Exact values
For Dec 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 212.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.8° / 318.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 42m / 21.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 127.22° / 3.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.23° / -3.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -33.38° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.