The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 1, 1952
Full Moon
99.8% 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
4:59 PM
7:56 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.2 days
- Distance
- 386,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 370
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Dec 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 182.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.5° / 353.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 38m / 26.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 71.64° / 4.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.93° / -5.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 2.92° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 20.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.