The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 1, 2109
Waxing Gibbous
72.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:19 PM
1:55 AM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.8%
- Age
- 9.2 days
- Distance
- 400,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2312
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 | 117.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 62.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.7° / 65.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 27m / 0.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 6.45° / -2.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.98° / 3.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 68.55° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.