The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 3, 2147
Waxing Gibbous
84.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:08 PM
3:16 AM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 84.6%
- Age
- 10.4 days
- Distance
- 371,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2782
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 | 133.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 46.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 84.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.2° / 48.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 39m / 5.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 24.97° / -4.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.83° / 6.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 48.82° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 243.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.