The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 3, 2162
Waning Crescent
11.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:01 AM
3:02 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.4%
- Age
- 26.6 days
- Distance
- 361,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2967
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 | 320.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.5° / 219.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 59m / -12.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 212.11° / -0.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.76° / 1.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -144.13° / 0.92° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.