The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 3, 2116
Waning Crescent
0.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:59 AM
4:24 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.6%
- Age
- 28.9 days
- Distance
- 379,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2398
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 | 352.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.1° / 183.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 05m / -24.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 243.81° / -3.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.75° / 5.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -167.38° / -1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.