The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 7, 1977
Waning Crescent
13.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:48 AM
2:59 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.1%
- Age
- 26.4 days
- Distance
- 366,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 679
Events on this date
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Neptune behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Dec 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 317.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.9° / 222.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 07m / -10.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 213.26° / 1.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.25° / -1.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -143.73° / 1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.