The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 3, 2121
Waning Crescent
34.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:26 AM
1:19 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 34.1%
- Age
- 23.4 days
- Distance
- 404,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2460
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,800 km.
Exact values
For Dec 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 288.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 108.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 34.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.9° / 250.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 53m / -4.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 180.21° / -5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.62° / 7.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -107.55° / -0.89° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.