The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 3, 2154
Waning Crescent
3.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:45 AM
3:39 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.5%
- Age
- 27.9 days
- Distance
- 360,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2868
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 | 338.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.49% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.0° / 198.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 07m / -20.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 230.24° / -3.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.15° / 5.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -162.79° / -1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.