The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 1, 2122
Waxing Crescent
6.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:39 AM
7:19 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.0%
- Age
- 2.6 days
- Distance
- 399,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2473
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 | 28.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.6° / 145.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 32m / -22.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 277.50° / 0.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.37° / -0.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 146.92° / -0.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.