The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 3, 2072
Waning Crescent
39.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:36 AM
1:34 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.9%
- Age
- 23.5 days
- Distance
- 369,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1854
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 | 281.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.8° / 259.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 41m / 3.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 174.18° / 1.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.65° / -1.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -101.86° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.