The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 2, 2099
Waning Gibbous
76.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:47 PM
11:50 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.3%
- Age
- 20.2 days
- Distance
- 378,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2188
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 | 238.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 58.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.8° / 299.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 50m / 21.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 129.09° / 3.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.00° / -3.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -62.73° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.