The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 2, 2081
Waxing Crescent
5.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:59 AM
6:51 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.5%
- Age
- 2.1 days
- Distance
- 383,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1966
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 | 26.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.47% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.3° / 148.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 35m / -27.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 277.83° / -4.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.25° / 6.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 159.10° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.