The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 1, 2155
First Quarter
52.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
1:12 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.2%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 372,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2881
Events on this date
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Venus and Neptune close together
They pass 2.8° 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 | 92.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.9° / 89.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 53m / -7.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 341.64° / -0.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.80° / 1.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 91.72° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.