The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 2, 1956
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:47 AM
5:35 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.4 days
- Distance
- 394,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 420
Events on this date
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Partial solar eclipse
The Moon covers part of the Sun. Not visible from Columbus.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Dec 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 4.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.4° / 169.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 54m / -21.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 254.73° / 1.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.48° / -1.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -179.95° / 0.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.