The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 1, 2104
Full Moon
99.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:44 PM
6:54 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 13.9 days
- Distance
- 360,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2250
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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Partial lunar eclipse
Part of the Moon passes through Earth's dark inner shadow. It starts at 10:21 PM, is deepest at 11:54 PM and ends at 1:28 AM. Visible from Columbus from start to finish.
Exact values
For Dec 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 173.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.6° / 2.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 02m / 21.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 62.75° / 1.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.02° / -0.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 8.98° / -0.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.