The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 3, 2160
Waxing Crescent
29.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:32 AM
10:43 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.9%
- Age
- 5.8 days
- Distance
- 403,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2943
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 | 66.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.3° / 108.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 16m / -10.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 318.14° / 4.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.57° / -5.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 114.92° / -0.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.