The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 2, 2125
First Quarter
48.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
12:35 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.0%
- Age
- 7.5 days
- Distance
- 404,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2510
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Dec 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 87.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.8° / 90.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 32m / -4.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 338.01° / 4.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.78° / -4.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 93.61° / 1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.