The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 3, 2124
Waning Crescent
5.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:17 AM
3:40 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.0%
- Age
- 27.4 days
- Distance
- 389,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2497
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 7.9° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 4.1° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 334.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.9° / 203.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 53m / -16.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 225.89° / -0.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.37° / 1.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -148.69° / 0.63° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.