The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 3, 2100
Waxing Crescent
7.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:11 AM
7:15 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.0%
- Age
- 2.2 days
- Distance
- 365,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2201
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 | 30.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.3° / 144.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 53m / -26.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 281.87° / -3.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.15° / 5.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 155.30° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.