The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 2, 2057
Waxing Crescent
44.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:08 PM
11:57 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.2%
- Age
- 6.1 days
- Distance
- 375,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1669
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 83.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 96.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.6° / 98.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 32m / -14.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 334.19° / -4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.89° / 7.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 103.14° / 0.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.