The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 1, 2144
First Quarter
45.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
12:31 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.8%
- Age
- 6.6 days
- Distance
- 392,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2745
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Dec 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 85.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.0° / 93.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 21m / -6.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 334.93° / 3.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.70° / -4.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 101.98° / 1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.4° |
| 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.