The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 3, 2120
Waxing Gibbous
97.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:47 PM
6:15 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.7%
- Age
- 12.6 days
- Distance
- 384,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2448
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 | 163.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 17.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.6° / 13.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 25m / 23.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 54.89° / 4.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.09° / -5.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 21.90° / -1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.