The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 3, 2062
Waxing Crescent
7.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:18 AM
7:12 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.3%
- Age
- 2.7 days
- Distance
- 403,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1731
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 | 30.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.5° / 144.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 57m / -27.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 282.73° / -4.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.16° / 6.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 150.71° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.