The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 3, 2039
Waning Gibbous
92.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:26 PM
10:13 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.2%
- Age
- 17.5 days
- Distance
- 405,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1446
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 | 212.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -14.6° / 322.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 01m / 25.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 103.85° / 2.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.67° / -2.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -34.64° / 0.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.