The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 2, 2104
Waning Gibbous
99.6% 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
5:45 PM
8:02 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 14.9 days
- Distance
- 363,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2250
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 | 186.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.7° / 346.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 06m / 22.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 77.59° / -0.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.54° / 1.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -3.15° / -0.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.