The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 1, 2137
Waning Gibbous
85.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:33 PM
11:08 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.0%
- Age
- 18.2 days
- Distance
- 405,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2658
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,500 km.
Exact values
For Dec 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 225.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 45.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 84.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.0° / 311.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 51m / 24.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 115.22° / 3.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.86° / -3.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -46.01° / -1.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.