The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 3, 2138
Waxing Crescent
2.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:07 AM
6:03 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.1%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 374,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2671
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 | 16.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.6° / 158.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 49m / -27.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 267.56° / -3.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.48° / 5.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 159.88° / -1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.