The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 2, 2153
Waning Gibbous
97.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:03 PM
9:13 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.6%
- Age
- 16.6 days
- Distance
- 401,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2856
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 | 197.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 17.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.0° / 337.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 51m / 27.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 87.93° / 4.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.18° / -4.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -21.01° / -1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.4° |
| 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.