The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 2, 2157
Waxing Crescent
0.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:26 AM
5:24 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.6%
- Age
- 0.7 days
- Distance
- 398,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2906
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 | 7.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.2° / 167.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 09m / -26.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 258.64° / -3.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.51° / 5.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 168.26° / -1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 305.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.