The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 2, 2189
Waning Crescent
33.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:13 AM
2:06 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 33.1%
- Age
- 24.3 days
- Distance
- 376,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3301
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 | 290.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 109.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 33.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.9° / 253.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 10m / 3.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 180.98° / 4.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.52° / -4.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -117.09° / -0.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 114.6° |
| 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.