The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 2, 2105
Waning Crescent
13.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:54 AM
2:45 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.0%
- Age
- 25.9 days
- Distance
- 401,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2262
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 | 317.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.3° / 222.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 41m / -13.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 208.23° / -2.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.02° / 4.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -132.69° / 0.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.