The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 26, 2069
Waxing Gibbous
97.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:17 PM
6:06 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.4%
- Age
- 13.0 days
- Distance
- 361,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1818
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 361,200 km.
Exact values
For Dec 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 161.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 18.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.2° / 12.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 05m / 19.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 77.12° / -3.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.97° / 5.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 19.33° / 1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.