The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 1, 2085
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:28 PM
7:54 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.4 days
- Distance
- 382,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2015
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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Penumbral lunar eclipse
The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly. It starts at 1:32 AM, is deepest at 3:22 AM and ends at 5:12 AM. Visible from Columbus from start to finish.
Exact values
For Dec 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 184.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.5° / 349.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 53m / 23.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 74.75° / 0.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.97° / -0.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 0.66° / -0.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.