The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 2, 2117
Waxing Gibbous
65.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:47 PM
1:12 AM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 65.8%
- Age
- 8.9 days
- Distance
- 403,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2411
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 108.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 71.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 65.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.4° / 73.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 56m / -1.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 358.67° / -0.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.75° / 1.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 74.99° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.