The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 3, 2052
Waxing Gibbous
90.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:25 PM
4:09 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 90.1%
- Age
- 12.3 days
- Distance
- 363,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1607
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 143.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 36.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 90.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.1° / 36.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 17m / 10.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 35.58° / -2.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.19° / 4.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 31.34° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.