The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 2, 2163
First Quarter
49.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
12:44 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.2%
- Age
- 6.5 days
- Distance
- 378,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2980
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Dec 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.5° / 90.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 38m / -5.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 339.20° / 3.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.77° / -3.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 98.18° / 1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.