The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 2, 2065
Waxing Crescent
29.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:43 AM
10:39 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.4%
- Age
- 4.8 days
- Distance
- 375,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1768
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 | 65.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.3° / 110.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 13m / -13.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 316.65° / 2.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.93° / -2.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 121.79° / -0.95° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.