The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 3, 2095
Waxing Crescent
40.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:56 PM
11:33 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 40.3%
- Age
- 6.7 days
- Distance
- 377,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2139
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 | 78.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 40.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.4° / 102.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 18m / -16.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 330.46° / -5.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.22° / 7.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 95.52° / -0.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.