The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 3, 2084
Waxing Crescent
40.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:10 PM
11:52 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 40.3%
- Age
- 5.8 days
- Distance
- 371,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2003
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 | 78.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 40.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.2° / 98.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 07m / -7.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 331.18° / 4.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.07° / -4.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 105.82° / -0.77° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.7° |
| 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.