The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 3, 2142
Waning Gibbous
99.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:50 PM
7:58 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 16.1 days
- Distance
- 369,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2720
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 | 186.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 7.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.9° / 346.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 10m / 21.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 78.34° / -1.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.13° / 2.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -10.76° / 0.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.3° |
| 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.