The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 2, 2181
Waning Crescent
18.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:01 AM
2:30 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.7%
- Age
- 25.6 days
- Distance
- 377,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3202
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
22° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Dec 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 308.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.8° / 232.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 12m / -8.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 199.76° / -0.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.20° / 1.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -135.74° / 1.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.