The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 2, 2100
Waxing Crescent
2.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:11 AM
6:02 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.2%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 360,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2201
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 | 16.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.9° / 158.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 47m / -27.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 267.06° / -4.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.41° / 6.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 167.49° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.