The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 1, 1971
Waxing Gibbous
99.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:19 PM
6:55 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.3%
- Age
- 13.6 days
- Distance
- 363,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 605
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 171.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 9.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.5° / 4.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 48m / 24.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 60.36° / 4.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.69° / -5.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 11.25° / -1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.9° |
| 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.