The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 2, 1943
Waxing Crescent
30.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:05 PM
11:37 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.1%
- Age
- 5.0 days
- Distance
- 368,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 259
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 | 66.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.9° / 102.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 15m / -16.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 316.05° / -0.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.36° / 1.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 114.29° / 1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.