The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 2, 2196
Waxing Gibbous
91.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:55 PM
4:39 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.2%
- Age
- 12.6 days
- Distance
- 397,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3388
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 | 145.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.4° / 33.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 12m / 18.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 36.89° / 4.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.21° / -5.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 30.97° / -0.70° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.