The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 3, 1952
Waning Gibbous
95.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:54 PM
9:47 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.0%
- Age
- 16.2 days
- Distance
- 394,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 370
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 205.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 25.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.1° / 328.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 32m / 26.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 97.28° / 3.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.08° / -3.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -21.34° / -1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.