The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 3, 2131
Waxing Gibbous
99.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:44 PM
6:17 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.0%
- Age
- 13.8 days
- Distance
- 357,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2584
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,600 km.
Exact values
For Dec 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 168.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.9° / 6.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 52m / 17.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 59.61° / -2.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.21° / 4.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 11.63° / 0.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 240.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.