The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 1, 1973
Waxing Crescent
37.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:02 PM
11:25 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.1%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 400,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 630
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 | 74.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 105.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.7° / 101.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 40m / -9.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 324.17° / 4.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.96° / -4.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 99.70° / -0.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.