The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 3, 2149
Waxing Crescent
10.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:24 AM
8:01 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.5%
- Age
- 3.5 days
- Distance
- 401,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2807
Events on this date
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Mercury and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 37.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.2° / 136.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 25m / -22.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 289.50° / -0.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.35° / 1.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 137.39° / 0.88° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.