The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 2, 2029
Waning Crescent
12.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:01 AM
2:39 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.3%
- Age
- 26.5 days
- Distance
- 361,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1322
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 | 319.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.6° / 220.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 46m / -15.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 210.06° / -4.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.74° / 6.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -141.83° / -0.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.