The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 3, 2073
Waxing Crescent
24.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:33 AM
9:56 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.2%
- Age
- 4.5 days
- Distance
- 383,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1867
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 | 58.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.9° / 117.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 54m / -17.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 311.01° / 0.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.70° / 0.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 128.25° / 1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.