The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 22, 1977
Waxing Gibbous
92.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:30 PM
5:04 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.9%
- Age
- 12.0 days
- Distance
- 404,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 680
Events on this date
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Dec 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 149.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 30.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.5° / 27.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 55m / 16.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 60.07° / -3.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.16° / 5.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 33.71° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.6° |
| 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.