The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 1, 1947
Waning Gibbous
85.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:31 PM
11:14 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.0%
- Age
- 18.9 days
- Distance
- 364,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 308
Events on this date
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Jupiter behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Dec 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 225.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 45.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 84.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.9° / 311.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 48m / 25.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 114.20° / 4.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.38° / -5.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -44.53° / -0.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.