The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 3, 1990
Waning Gibbous
97.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:31 PM
9:15 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.0%
- Age
- 16.3 days
- Distance
- 358,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 840
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 | 199.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.0° / 334.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 04m / 25.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 90.98° / 2.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.54° / -2.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -16.81° / -1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.