The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 2, 2020
Waning Gibbous
95.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:58 PM
9:39 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.0%
- Age
- 17.5 days
- Distance
- 395,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1211
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 | 205.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 25.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.4° / 328.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 31m / 24.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 96.94° / 1.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.35° / -1.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -30.87° / 0.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.