The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 2, 1914
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:44 PM
7:44 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.0 days
- Distance
- 403,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -100
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Dec 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 179.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.6° / 356.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 26m / 26.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 69.07° / 4.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.44° / -5.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -1.67° / -1.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 339.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.