The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 2, 2130
Waxing Crescent
3.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:06 AM
6:50 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.6%
- Age
- 1.8 days
- Distance
- 387,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2572
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 | 21.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.9° / 151.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 08m / -21.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 271.94° / 1.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.53° / -1.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 153.40° / 1.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.