The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 2, 2121
Waning Crescent
43.3% 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
12:28 AM
12:57 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 43.3%
- Age
- 22.4 days
- Distance
- 404,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2460
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 | 277.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 97.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 43.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.1° / 261.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 10m / 0.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 168.35° / -4.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.85° / 6.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -95.38° / -0.91° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.