The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 3, 1935
First Quarter
54.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:52 PM
12:07 AM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.7%
- Age
- 7.6 days
- Distance
- 370,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 160
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Dec 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 95.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.1° / 83.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 01m / -1.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 345.83° / 4.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.28° / -5.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 82.98° / -0.86° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.