The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 1, 2047
Waxing Gibbous
99.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:25 PM
6:54 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.4%
- Age
- 14.2 days
- Distance
- 405,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1545
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 | 171.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 9.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.9° / 4.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 52m / 23.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 60.86° / 3.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.38° / -3.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 8.22° / -0.78° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.