The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 2, 2085
Waning Gibbous
97.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:26 PM
8:49 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.9%
- Age
- 15.4 days
- Distance
- 386,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2015
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 | 196.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.8° / 336.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 51m / 22.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 87.90° / -0.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.83° / 1.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -11.47° / -0.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.