The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 1, 2131
Waxing Gibbous
88.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:29 PM
3:45 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 88.4%
- Age
- 11.8 days
- Distance
- 361,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2584
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 5.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 140.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 39.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.5° / 40.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 56m / 6.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 29.40° / -4.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.43° / 6.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 35.90° / 0.65° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 243.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.