The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 3, 2032
Waxing Crescent
1.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:08 AM
6:14 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.0%
- Age
- 0.8 days
- Distance
- 378,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1360
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 | 10.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.0° / 161.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 29m / -19.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 262.60° / 4.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.44° / -4.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 164.81° / 1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.