The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 2, 2145
Waning Gibbous
90.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:13 PM
9:53 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 90.1%
- Age
- 17.9 days
- Distance
- 405,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2757
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 | 216.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 36.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 90.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.7° / 315.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 12m / 17.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 107.18° / -4.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.49° / 7.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -39.58° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.