The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 1, 2135
Waning Crescent
16.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:09 AM
2:41 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.9%
- Age
- 25.9 days
- Distance
- 363,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2633
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 311.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.6° / 229.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 16m / -8.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 200.63° / -0.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.38° / 1.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -134.61° / -1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.