The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 2, 1929
Waxing Crescent
2.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:08 AM
6:02 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.2%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 403,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 86
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 16.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.7° / 158.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 46m / -27.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 266.79° / -3.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.17° / 5.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 165.17° / -0.78° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.