The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 3, 2092
Waxing Crescent
26.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:47 AM
10:13 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.6%
- Age
- 4.5 days
- Distance
- 370,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2102
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 62.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.7° / 114.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 09m / -17.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 314.55° / -0.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.03° / 1.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 124.45° / 1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.