The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 2, 2103
Waxing Crescent
10.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:15 AM
8:07 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.2%
- Age
- 3.0 days
- Distance
- 377,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2238
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 | 37.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.8° / 136.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 13m / -21.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 287.06° / 1.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.73° / -0.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 138.55° / -0.69° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.