The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 2, 1902
Waxing Crescent
6.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:24 AM
7:34 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.3%
- Age
- 2.6 days
- Distance
- 406,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- -248
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,400 km.
Exact values
For Dec 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 28.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.0° / 142.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 34m / -18.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 278.13° / 4.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.74° / -5.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 150.31° / 1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.