The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 1, 2033
Waxing Gibbous
72.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:07 PM
1:55 AM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.8%
- Age
- 9.6 days
- Distance
- 366,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1372
Events on this date
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Mars and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 117.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 62.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.2° / 64.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 25m / 3.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 6.87° / 0.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.08° / 0.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 59.41° / 1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.