The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 2, 2068
First Quarter
55.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:53 PM
12:15 AM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.6%
- Age
- 7.8 days
- Distance
- 370,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1805
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Dec 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 96.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 83.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.2° / 82.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 07m / -0.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 347.71° / 4.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.31° / -5.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 80.69° / 0.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.