The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 12, 1977
Waxing Crescent
6.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:20 AM
7:45 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.1%
- Age
- 2.0 days
- Distance
- 359,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 680
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 28.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.7° / 141.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 18m / -17.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 288.78° / 5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.97° / -5.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 155.31° / 1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.