The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 2, 2032
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:09 AM
5:19 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.5 days
- Distance
- 382,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1359
Events on this date
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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 | 357.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.6° / 175.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 32m / -18.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 249.07° / 3.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.88° / -3.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 177.00° / 1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 151.9° |
| 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.