The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 3, 2029
Waning Crescent
5.5% 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
5:17 AM
3:22 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.5%
- Age
- 27.5 days
- Distance
- 359,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1322
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 333.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.48% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.7° / 204.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 46m / -19.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 225.03° / -3.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.83° / 5.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -154.02° / -0.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.0° |
| 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.