The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 3, 2061
Last Quarter
52.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:03 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.4%
- Age
- 21.6 days
- Distance
- 381,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1718
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Dec 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 267.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.0° / 273.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 48m / 10.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 159.40° / 2.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.38° / -2.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -79.43° / -1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.