The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 2, 2200
Waning Crescent
22.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:37 AM
2:19 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.2%
- Age
- 24.9 days
- Distance
- 398,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3437
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 | 303.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.8° / 237.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 52m / -6.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 194.25° / -0.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.77° / 1.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -127.38° / 1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.