The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 25, 2069
Waxing Gibbous
92.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:19 PM
4:59 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.3%
- Age
- 12.0 days
- Distance
- 361,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1818
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 147.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.4° / 28.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 03m / 18.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 62.21° / -2.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.65° / 4.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 31.45° / 1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.