The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 2, 2119
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:57 AM
4:56 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.1 days
- Distance
- 360,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2436
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.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 2.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.9° / 173.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 39m / -26.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 252.04° / -4.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.76° / 7.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 175.88° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 345.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.