The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 2, 2168
Waxing Crescent
9.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:14 AM
7:43 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.0%
- Age
- 3.1 days
- Distance
- 404,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3042
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 | 34.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 145.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.2° / 139.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 09m / -23.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 285.82° / -0.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.94° / 1.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 145.77° / 0.70° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.