The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 2, 2038
Waxing Crescent
41.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:59 PM
11:40 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 41.8%
- Age
- 6.1 days
- Distance
- 388,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1434
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 | 80.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 99.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 41.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.0° / 101.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 19m / -15.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 330.99° / -4.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.84° / 6.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 106.93° / 0.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.