The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 3, 2081
Waxing Crescent
11.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:45 AM
7:58 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.1%
- Age
- 3.1 days
- Distance
- 388,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1966
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 | 38.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.8° / 136.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 33m / -25.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 290.95° / -3.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.25° / 5.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 146.91° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.