The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 3, 2129
Last Quarter
52.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:04 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.1%
- Age
- 21.7 days
- Distance
- 404,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2559
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Dec 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 267.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.3° / 273.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 47m / 10.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 159.30° / 2.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.80° / -2.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -88.92° / 1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.