The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 2, 2040
Waning Crescent
3.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:37 AM
3:57 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.4%
- Age
- 27.9 days
- Distance
- 373,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1458
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 | 338.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.9° / 198.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 11m / -17.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 229.98° / 0.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.50° / 0.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -164.30° / -0.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.