The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 3, 2075
Waning Crescent
22.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:27 AM
2:44 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.3%
- Age
- 25.2 days
- Distance
- 382,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1891
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 303.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.8° / 239.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 06m / -1.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 195.63° / 5.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.16° / -5.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -130.77° / 0.66° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 115.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.