The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 26, 1977
Waning Gibbous
98.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:39 PM
8:19 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.6%
- Age
- 16.0 days
- Distance
- 405,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 680
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 192.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.7° / 336.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 14m / 17.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 107.61° / -4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.20° / 7.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -14.81° / 1.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 121.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.