The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 2, 2142
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:52 PM
6:55 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 15.1 days
- Distance
- 373,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2720
Events on this date
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Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
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Partial lunar eclipse
Part of the Moon passes through Earth's dark inner shadow. It starts at 10:15 PM, is deepest at 11:11 PM and ends at 12:06 AM. Visible from Columbus from start to finish.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Dec 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 173.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.7° / 1.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 09m / 20.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 64.23° / -0.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.93° / 1.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 1.37° / 0.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.