The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 2, 2159
Waning Crescent
43.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:20 AM
12:53 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 43.9%
- Age
- 22.7 days
- Distance
- 377,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2930
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Dec 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 277.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 96.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 43.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.3° / 261.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 06m / 0.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 167.42° / -5.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.71° / 7.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -90.82° / -0.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.