The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 1, 2102
Waning Gibbous
61.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:35 PM
12:15 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 61.1%
- Age
- 21.0 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2225
Events on this date
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Mercury and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 257.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 77.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 61.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.4° / 280.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 50m / 10.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 146.34° / -2.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.85° / 4.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -79.41° / -1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.