The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 3, 2140
Waning Crescent
27.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:11 AM
1:38 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.3%
- Age
- 24.0 days
- Distance
- 400,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2695
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 | 297.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.7° / 242.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 25m / -8.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 189.19° / -5.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.49° / 7.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -111.37° / -0.69° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.