The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 2, 1977
Waxing Gibbous
92.6% 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
3:21 PM
5:12 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.6%
- Age
- 12.6 days
- Distance
- 402,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 668
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jan 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 148.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.2° / 26.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 38m / 18.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 70.61° / -3.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.82° / 5.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 29.60° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.6° |
| 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.