The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 2, 1949
Waxing Gibbous
92.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:14 PM
4:42 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.2%
- Age
- 12.4 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 333
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 | 147.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.5° / 31.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 19m / 15.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 37.72° / 1.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.65° / -1.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 31.69° / -1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.