The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 2, 2060
Waxing Gibbous
69.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:04 PM
1:27 AM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 69.1%
- Age
- 9.5 days
- Distance
- 369,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1706
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 | 112.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 67.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 69.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.3° / 70.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 17m / -0.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 3.64° / -2.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.99° / 3.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 62.08° / -1.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.