The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 2, 2036
Waxing Gibbous
98.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:53 PM
6:15 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.9%
- Age
- 14.7 days
- Distance
- 377,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1409
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 | 168.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.8° / 6.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 55m / 15.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 59.77° / -4.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.04° / 7.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 6.32° / 1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 232.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.