The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 3, 1991
Waning Crescent
6.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:14 AM
3:13 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.0%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 392,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 852
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 | 331.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.0° / 206.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 37m / -19.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 223.01° / -4.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.54° / 6.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -146.40° / -0.75° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.