The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 3, 1986
Waxing Crescent
6.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:10 AM
7:00 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.3%
- Age
- 2.0 days
- Distance
- 359,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 791
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 | 28.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.9° / 147.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 44m / -28.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 279.83° / -5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.80° / 7.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 153.75° / -1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.