The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 1, 2152
Waxing Crescent
28.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:20 PM
10:11 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.8%
- Age
- 5.2 days
- Distance
- 394,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2844
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 | 64.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 115.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.7° / 115.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 15m / -21.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 314.65° / -5.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.93° / 7.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 120.61° / -0.60° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.