The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 2, 2023
Waning Gibbous
73.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:01 PM
12:10 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 73.2%
- Age
- 19.3 days
- Distance
- 401,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1248
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 | 242.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 62.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 73.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.3° / 297.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 06m / 21.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 132.66° / 4.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.19° / -5.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -59.69° / -1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.