The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 3, 2096
Waning Gibbous
80.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:15 PM
11:39 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 80.1%
- Age
- 18.7 days
- Distance
- 369,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2151
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 | 232.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 52.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 80.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.4° / 304.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 37m / 23.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 125.46° / 5.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.28° / -5.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -46.01° / -0.61° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.