The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 2, 2111
Waxing Crescent
3.1% 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
8:56 AM
6:48 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.1%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 367,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2337
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 | 20.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.2° / 152.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 00m / -20.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 270.11° / 2.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.12° / -2.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 157.22° / 1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.