The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 3, 2122
Waxing Crescent
18.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:55 AM
9:23 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.7%
- Age
- 4.6 days
- Distance
- 392,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2473
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 | 51.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.0° / 122.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 15m / -16.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 302.29° / 3.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.91° / -3.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 122.54° / -0.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.