The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 2, 2047
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:11 PM
7:50 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 15.2 days
- Distance
- 404,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1545
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Dec 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 182.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.6° / 352.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 44m / 24.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 72.73° / 2.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.78° / -2.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -3.92° / -0.75° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 49.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.