The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 1, 2012
Waning Gibbous
91.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:56 PM
9:47 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.6%
- Age
- 17.8 days
- Distance
- 403,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1112
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 | 213.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 33.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.1° / 318.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 57m / 18.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 103.44° / -3.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.34° / 5.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -37.31° / 0.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.