The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 1, 2070
Waning Crescent
1.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:24 AM
4:48 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.0%
- Age
- 28.8 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1829
Events on this date
-
Venus and Uranus close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 349.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.6° / 186.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 50m / -16.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 238.95° / 3.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.91° / -3.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -166.23° / 1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 116.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.