The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 1, 2061
Waning Gibbous
73.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:05 PM
12:05 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 73.6%
- Age
- 19.6 days
- Distance
- 369,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1718
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 241.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 61.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 73.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.6° / 297.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 03m / 21.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 131.94° / 4.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.23° / -4.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -55.12° / -1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.