The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 3, 2057
First Quarter
55.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
1:38 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.1%
- Age
- 7.1 days
- Distance
- 380,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1669
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 | 95.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.7° / 87.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 23m / -9.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 347.80° / -5.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.31° / 7.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 90.98° / 0.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.