The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 3, 2085
Waning Gibbous
93.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:27 PM
9:36 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.9%
- Age
- 16.4 days
- Distance
- 391,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2015
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 | 208.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 28.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.3° / 324.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 46m / 21.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 100.75° / -1.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.40° / 2.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -23.61° / -0.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.