The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 1, 2013
Waning Crescent
2.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:51 AM
4:16 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.4%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 366,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1124
Events on this date
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Mercury, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 7.2° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 342.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.0° / 194.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 19m / -16.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 231.79° / 1.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.86° / -0.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -166.98° / 0.82° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.