The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 2, 1992
First Quarter
54.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:47 PM
12:13 AM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.3%
- Age
- 8.3 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 865
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Dec 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 94.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.2° / 83.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 59m / -0.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 345.64° / 5.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.87° / -6.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 83.73° / -0.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.