The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 2, 2188
Waxing Gibbous
98.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:24 PM
6:11 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.4%
- Age
- 14.0 days
- Distance
- 402,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3289
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 | 165.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 14.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.6° / 10.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 39m / 18.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 56.82° / -1.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.01° / 2.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 12.36° / 0.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.