The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 2, 2150
Waxing Gibbous
95.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:02 PM
5:05 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.2%
- Age
- 13.5 days
- Distance
- 366,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2819
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 | 154.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 25.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.3° / 23.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 55m / 13.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 45.26° / -3.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.04° / 5.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 19.96° / 0.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.