The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 1, 2184
Waning Crescent
2.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:56 AM
4:38 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.0%
- Age
- 28.4 days
- Distance
- 406,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3239
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 344.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.5° / 191.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 34m / -14.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 234.69° / 4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.18° / -5.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -164.69° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 118.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.