The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 1, 2077
Waning Gibbous
95.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:42 PM
9:35 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.7%
- Age
- 16.0 days
- Distance
- 374,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1916
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 | 203.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 23.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.0° / 330.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 17m / 26.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 93.90° / 3.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.34° / -3.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -17.94° / -0.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.