The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 3, 2027
Waxing Crescent
27.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:42 AM
10:17 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.3%
- Age
- 5.6 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1298
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 | 62.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.5° / 113.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 05m / -15.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 314.12° / 0.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.61° / -0.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 117.21° / -1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.