The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 2, 2161
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:12 PM
7:16 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 15.3 days
- Distance
- 394,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2955
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Dec 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 178.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 2.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.9° / 356.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 30m / 20.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 68.93° / -1.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.49° / 2.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -2.43° / 0.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 214.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.