The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 1, 2156
Waning Gibbous
79.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:26 PM
11:31 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 79.1%
- Age
- 18.5 days
- Distance
- 396,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2893
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 | 234.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 54.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 79.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.7° / 302.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 30m / 21.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 124.53° / 2.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.21° / -2.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -49.79° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.