The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 2, 2134
Waning Gibbous
98.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:45 PM
8:45 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.7%
- Age
- 16.6 days
- Distance
- 382,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2621
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 | 192.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.3° / 342.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 27m / 26.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 82.72° / 3.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.18° / -3.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -17.22° / -0.87° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.