The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 3, 2003
Waxing Gibbous
78.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:36 PM
2:32 AM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 78.1%
- Age
- 9.8 days
- Distance
- 400,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1001
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 | 124.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 55.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 78.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.2° / 58.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 01m / 3.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 15.29° / -3.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.98° / 4.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 61.32° / -0.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.