The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 2, 2097
Waning Crescent
1.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:34 AM
4:12 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 28.6 days
- Distance
- 399,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2163
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 347.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.7° / 188.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 45m / -22.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 239.02° / -2.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.13° / 3.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -163.56° / -1.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.