The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 3, 2150
Waxing Gibbous
99.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:40 PM
6:19 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.0%
- Age
- 14.5 days
- Distance
- 362,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2819
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 | 168.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.3° / 7.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 53m / 17.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 59.90° / -2.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.70° / 3.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 7.83° / 0.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 243.1° |
| 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.