The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 1, 2140
Last Quarter
46.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:08 AM
12:49 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.1%
- Age
- 22.0 days
- Distance
- 391,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 2695
Events on this date
-
Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Dec 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 274.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.6° / 264.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 55m / 1.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 164.46° / -4.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.92° / 7.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -87.02° / -0.73° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.