The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 1, 2052
Waxing Gibbous
72.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:09 PM
1:54 AM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.7%
- Age
- 10.3 days
- Distance
- 374,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1607
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 | 116.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 62.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.6° / 65.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 27m / 2.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 7.11° / -0.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.06° / 1.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 55.62° / 1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.