The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 1, 2032
Waning Crescent
1.6% 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
6:09 AM
4:31 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.6%
- Age
- 28.5 days
- Distance
- 386,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1359
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 345.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.6° / 190.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 36m / -17.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 235.85° / 2.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.01° / -2.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -170.80° / 1.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.