The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 2, 2122
Waxing Crescent
11.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:19 AM
8:20 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.5%
- Age
- 3.6 days
- Distance
- 395,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2473
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 | 39.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.53% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.6° / 133.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 24m / -19.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 289.80° / 2.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.24° / -1.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 134.73° / -0.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.