The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 2, 2118
Waning Gibbous
82.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:52 PM
11:20 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 82.8%
- Age
- 19.2 days
- Distance
- 398,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2423
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 228.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 48.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 82.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.2° / 308.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 09m / 23.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 119.17° / 3.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.90° / -3.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -54.38° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.