The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 1, 1931
Waning Gibbous
61.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:29 PM
12:45 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 61.1%
- Age
- 21.8 days
- Distance
- 375,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 110
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 257.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 77.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 61.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.4° / 283.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 57m / 15.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 145.84° / 3.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.03° / -3.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -81.75° / -1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.