The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 1, 2165
Waning Crescent
4.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:16 AM
4:14 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.2%
- Age
- 27.7 days
- Distance
- 394,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3004
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 | 336.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.6° / 201.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 02m / -12.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 226.58° / 4.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.20° / -5.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -160.88° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 115.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.