The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 3, 2111
Waxing Crescent
8.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:59 AM
7:49 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.4%
- Age
- 2.5 days
- Distance
- 366,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2337
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 | 33.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.5° / 139.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 03m / -21.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 284.55° / 1.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.82° / -0.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 145.02° / 1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.