The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 1, 2028
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:40 PM
7:18 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.2 days
- Distance
- 390,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1310
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Dec 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 175.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.0° / 359.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 13m / 24.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 65.76° / 3.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.50° / -3.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -0.13° / -0.95° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.2° |
| 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.