The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 1, 1982
Waning Gibbous
99.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:59 PM
8:08 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.3%
- Age
- 16.1 days
- Distance
- 360,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 741
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 | 189.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 9.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.2° / 343.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 12m / 21.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 78.81° / -1.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.75° / 2.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -11.13° / 0.69° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.6° |
| 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.