The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 3, 2034
Waning Crescent
40.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:41 AM
1:28 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 40.0%
- Age
- 22.7 days
- Distance
- 392,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1384
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 | 281.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.8° / 259.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 36m / 2.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 173.34° / 0.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.97° / 0.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -94.25° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.