The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 1, 2089
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:50 AM
5:12 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 387,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2064
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 4.5° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
-
New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Dec 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 354.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.3° / 179.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 16m / -16.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 245.15° / 4.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.96° / -4.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -170.04° / 1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 135.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.