The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 1, 2170
Waning Crescent
43.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:01 AM
1:43 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 43.9%
- Age
- 23.3 days
- Distance
- 371,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3066
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 | 277.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 97.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 43.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.5° / 266.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 19m / 9.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 166.77° / 5.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.47° / -5.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -101.12° / -0.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.