The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 2, 2025
Waxing Gibbous
92.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:05 PM
4:44 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.2%
- Age
- 12.4 days
- Distance
- 359,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1273
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 | 147.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.3° / 30.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 19m / 18.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 38.58° / 4.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.40° / -4.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 28.69° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.1° |
| 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.