The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 1, 2024
New Moon
0.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:14 AM
5:06 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 0.4 days
- Distance
- 394,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1261
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 5.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.2° / 170.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 53m / -27.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 255.11° / -4.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.17° / 7.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 170.53° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 322.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.