The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 1, 2173
Waning Crescent
13.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:43 AM
2:43 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.8%
- Age
- 26.1 days
- Distance
- 387,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3103
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 | 316.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 136.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.7° / 223.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 35m / -12.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 206.37° / -2.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.04° / 3.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -142.22° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.