The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:22 PM
8:06 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 15.9 days
- Distance
- 366,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1075
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Dec 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 185.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.0° / 349.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 58m / 25.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 75.99° / 3.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.34° / -3.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -8.47° / -1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 61.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.