The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 3, 2108
Waxing Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:05 AM
6:19 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 0.8 days
- Distance
- 370,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2300
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 | 10.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.7° / 160.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 29m / -18.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 262.60° / 5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.22° / -5.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 173.96° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.