The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 2, 2133
Waxing Crescent
30.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:25 PM
10:21 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.3%
- Age
- 6.0 days
- Distance
- 405,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2609
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,000 km.
Exact values
For Dec 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 66.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.4° / 113.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 25m / -20.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 317.07° / -5.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.65° / 7.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 112.25° / -0.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.