The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 2, 1989
Waxing Crescent
17.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:12 AM
8:59 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.4%
- Age
- 4.3 days
- Distance
- 389,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 828
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 49.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 130.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.7° / 126.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 09m / -21.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 299.63° / -1.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.42° / 3.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 124.82° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.