The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 1, 2026
Last Quarter
45.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:06 AM
1:06 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.2%
- Age
- 22.4 days
- Distance
- 380,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1285
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Dec 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 275.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.8° / 264.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 02m / 4.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 165.13° / -1.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.41° / 3.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -88.55° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.