The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 1, 2038
Waxing Crescent
31.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:24 PM
10:35 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.7%
- Age
- 5.1 days
- Distance
- 382,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1434
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 68.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.4° / 111.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 27m / -19.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 317.96° / -3.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.00° / 5.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 119.10° / 0.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.