The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 2, 1918
Waning Crescent
0.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:40 AM
4:27 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.8%
- Age
- 28.8 days
- Distance
- 400,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- -51
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 349.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.8° / 186.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 47m / -21.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 239.32° / -1.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.60° / 2.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -172.33° / -0.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.