The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 1, 2198
Waxing Crescent
12.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:14 AM
8:36 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.4%
- Age
- 2.9 days
- Distance
- 363,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3413
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 | 40.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.7° / 131.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 27m / -17.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 290.71° / 4.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.27° / -4.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 143.85° / 0.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.5° |
| 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.