The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 2, 2180
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:44 PM
7:47 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.3 days
- Distance
- 406,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3190
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Dec 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 185.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.3° / 348.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 01m / 20.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 76.23° / -2.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.45° / 4.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -6.20° / 0.68° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 118.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.