The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 3, 2059
Waning Crescent
2.0% 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
6:09 AM
4:08 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.0%
- Age
- 28.3 days
- Distance
- 393,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1693
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 343.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.4° / 192.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 32m / -19.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 235.52° / -0.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.16° / 1.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -168.13° / -0.64° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.