The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 2, 2113
Waning Crescent
26.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:59 AM
2:32 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.4%
- Age
- 24.1 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2361
Events on this date
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Venus and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 298.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.2° / 245.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 40m / 1.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 188.81° / 5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.98° / -5.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -114.03° / 0.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 115.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.