The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 1, 2188
Waxing Gibbous
95.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:55 PM
5:10 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.2%
- Age
- 13.0 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3289
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 154.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 25.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -33.2° / 23.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 52m / 14.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 44.86° / -2.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.68° / 3.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 24.50° / 0.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.