The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 1, 2151
Waning Crescent
41.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:17 AM
1:51 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 41.3%
- Age
- 23.2 days
- Distance
- 371,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2831
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 280.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 100.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 41.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.1° / 264.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 29m / 8.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 169.37° / 5.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.35° / -5.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -97.31° / -0.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 114.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.