The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 2, 2127
Waning Crescent
2.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:48 AM
4:34 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.3%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 357,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2534
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 343.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.9° / 193.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 28m / -14.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 233.29° / 4.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.20° / -4.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -165.46° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 116.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.