The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 2, 1987
Waxing Gibbous
92.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:12 PM
4:49 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.7%
- Age
- 11.4 days
- Distance
- 385,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 803
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 | 148.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.5° / 29.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 21m / 17.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 38.75° / 3.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.15° / -3.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 36.27° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.