The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 2, 2146
Waning Crescent
2.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:53 AM
4:38 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.1%
- Age
- 28.3 days
- Distance
- 369,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2769
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 344.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.1° / 191.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 34m / -14.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 234.66° / 4.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.03° / -5.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -169.26° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 117.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.