The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 2, 2192
Waning Crescent
4.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:32 AM
3:25 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.6%
- Age
- 27.6 days
- Distance
- 400,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3338
Events on this date
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Mercury and Saturn close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 335.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.5° / 202.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 52m / -20.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 226.77° / -3.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.87° / 6.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -158.22° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.