The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 1, 1962
Waxing Crescent
19.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:16 AM
9:18 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.6%
- Age
- 4.4 days
- Distance
- 382,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 494
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 52.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 127.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.3° / 123.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 15m / -19.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 301.42° / -0.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.90° / 0.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 122.15° / 1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.