The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 3, 2086
Waning Crescent
6.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:09 AM
3:24 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.1%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 402,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2027
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 | 331.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.2° / 206.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 42m / -17.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 223.64° / -1.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.66° / 3.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -153.26° / 0.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.