The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 2, 2158
Waxing Gibbous
85.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:28 PM
3:42 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.8%
- Age
- 11.7 days
- Distance
- 364,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2918
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 | 135.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 44.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.6° / 43.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 30m / 14.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 26.37° / 5.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.29° / -5.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 38.55° / -1.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.