The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 2, 2195
Waxing Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:39 AM
5:46 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 1.0 days
- Distance
- 394,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3376
Events on this date
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Uranus at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 11.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.3° / 163.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 25m / -25.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 262.03° / -2.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.70° / 4.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 172.82° / -1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.