The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 14, 1977
Waxing Crescent
21.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:54 AM
10:03 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.9%
- Age
- 4.0 days
- Distance
- 368,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 680
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 55.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.7° / 115.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 17m / -11.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 318.20° / 4.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.17° / -4.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 130.94° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.