The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 3, 2038
First Quarter
51.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
1:29 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.9%
- Age
- 7.1 days
- Distance
- 394,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1434
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Dec 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 92.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.8° / 90.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 08m / -11.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 343.65° / -5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.31° / 7.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 94.76° / 0.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.