The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 2, 1932
Waxing Crescent
27.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:03 PM
10:16 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.9%
- Age
- 4.7 days
- Distance
- 377,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 123
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 | 63.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.7° / 114.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 09m / -18.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 313.92° / -2.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.34° / 3.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 124.04° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.