The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 3, 2102
Waning Crescent
42.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:34 AM
1:00 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.2%
- Age
- 23.0 days
- Distance
- 398,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2225
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
21° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Dec 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 279.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 99.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.7° / 260.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 17m / -0.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 170.28° / -4.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.20° / 6.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -103.74° / -1.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.2° |
| 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.