The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 2, 2152
Waxing Crescent
38.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:50 PM
11:14 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.1%
- Age
- 6.2 days
- Distance
- 398,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2844
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 | 76.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.2° / 105.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 04m / -17.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 326.99° / -5.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.11° / 7.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 108.43° / -0.62° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.