The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 1, 2142
Waxing Gibbous
97.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:02 PM
5:50 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.3%
- Age
- 14.1 days
- Distance
- 377,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2720
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 161.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 18.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.0° / 16.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 11m / 18.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 50.43° / 1.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.41° / -0.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 13.50° / 0.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.