The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 2, 1928
Waning Gibbous
64.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:01 PM
12:42 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 64.9%
- Age
- 20.3 days
- Distance
- 377,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 73
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 | 252.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 72.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 64.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.7° / 288.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 49m / 18.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 143.08° / 5.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.14° / -5.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -65.01° / -0.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.