The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 1, 2111
Waxing Crescent
0.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:49 AM
5:54 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.5%
- Age
- 0.5 days
- Distance
- 370,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2337
Events on this date
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Uranus at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Dec 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 6.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.46% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.8° / 165.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 00m / -19.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 255.78° / 3.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.36° / -3.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 169.41° / 1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.