The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 2, 2054
Waxing Crescent
11.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:18 AM
8:23 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.9%
- Age
- 3.4 days
- Distance
- 395,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1632
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 | 40.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.8° / 132.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 28m / -19.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 290.84° / 2.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.93° / -2.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 144.25° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.