The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 3, 2101
Waxing Gibbous
96.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:29 PM
5:50 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.3%
- Age
- 12.5 days
- Distance
- 401,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2213
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 | 158.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.6° / 19.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 03m / 22.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 49.66° / 5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.06° / -5.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 25.68° / -1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.