The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 3, 2000
First Quarter
45.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
1:06 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.7%
- Age
- 7.7 days
- Distance
- 400,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 964
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 | 84.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.5° / 96.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 40m / -12.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 336.80° / -4.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.36° / 6.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 90.20° / 0.92° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.