The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 2, 2012
Waning Gibbous
85.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:53 PM
10:25 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.6%
- Age
- 18.8 days
- Distance
- 401,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1112
Events on this date
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Dec 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 224.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 44.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -15.6° / 307.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 46m / 16.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 115.47° / -4.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.51° / 6.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -49.45° / 0.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.