The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 2, 2165
Waning Crescent
1.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:16 AM
4:52 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 28.7 days
- Distance
- 390,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3004
Events on this date
-
Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 5.6° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 348.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.9° / 186.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 53m / -15.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 239.33° / 4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.50° / -5.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -173.07° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 122.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.