The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 15, 1977
Waxing Crescent
31.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:33 AM
11:09 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.9%
- Age
- 5.0 days
- Distance
- 374,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 680
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 68.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.3° / 104.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 12m / -7.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 332.22° / 3.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.02° / -3.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 118.77° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.