The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 3, 2135
Waning Crescent
3.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:45 AM
3:43 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.3%
- Age
- 27.9 days
- Distance
- 360,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2633
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 360,200 km.
Exact values
For Dec 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 339.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.7° / 198.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 08m / -20.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 230.33° / -2.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.15° / 4.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -158.99° / -1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.