The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 2, 2120
Waxing Gibbous
93.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:08 PM
5:05 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.5%
- Age
- 11.6 days
- Distance
- 380,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2448
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 | 150.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 29.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.5° / 27.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 30m / 20.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 41.50° / 5.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.95° / -5.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 34.04° / -1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.