The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 1, 2100
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:58 AM
4:57 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 358,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2201
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Moon and Mercury 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 | 2.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.7° / 173.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 39m / -27.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 251.93° / -4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.32° / 7.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 179.69° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 344.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.