The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 2, 2172
Waning Gibbous
95.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:37 PM
9:51 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.3%
- Age
- 16.6 days
- Distance
- 406,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3091
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 | 204.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 25.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -15.8° / 330.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 26m / 28.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 95.82° / 4.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.49° / -5.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -24.78° / -1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.