The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 1, 2172
Waning Gibbous
98.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:46 PM
8:56 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.4%
- Age
- 15.6 days
- Distance
- 405,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3091
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 | 193.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 14.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.1° / 341.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 33m / 27.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 83.92° / 4.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.82° / -5.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -12.64° / -1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.