The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 2, 2073
Waxing Crescent
15.7% 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
10:47 AM
8:54 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.7%
- Age
- 3.5 days
- Distance
- 377,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1867
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 | 46.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.7° / 127.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 58m / -19.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 297.68° / 1.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.57° / -1.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 140.44° / 1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.