The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 2, 2171
Waxing Crescent
33.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:37 PM
10:48 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 33.8%
- Age
- 5.2 days
- Distance
- 380,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3079
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 70.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 108.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 33.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.7° / 109.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 41m / -19.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 321.19° / -5.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.34° / 7.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 116.81° / -0.78° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.