The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 3, 2048
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
5:15 AM
3:24 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.5%
- Age
- 27.5 days
- Distance
- 364,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1557
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 | 333.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.1° / 204.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 48m / -19.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 225.24° / -2.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.80° / 4.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -157.82° / -0.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.9° |
| 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.