The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 1, 2043
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:53 AM
4:49 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.1 days
- Distance
- 406,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1496
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,700 km.
Exact values
For Dec 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 1.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.3° / 174.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 32m / -26.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 250.46° / -4.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.15° / 7.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 178.91° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 355.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.