The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 1, 2103
Waxing Crescent
4.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:28 AM
6:59 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.6%
- Age
- 2.0 days
- Distance
- 380,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2238
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 | 24.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.1° / 148.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 15m / -23.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 273.51° / -0.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.12° / 0.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 150.74° / -0.71° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.