The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 1, 2054
Waxing Crescent
6.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:29 AM
7:29 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.2%
- Age
- 2.4 days
- Distance
- 390,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1632
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 | 28.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.7° / 143.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 35m / -19.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 278.25° / 3.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.47° / -3.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 156.43° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.