The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 3, 2164
Waning Gibbous
78.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:48 PM
11:05 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 78.1%
- Age
- 19.0 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2992
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 | 235.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 55.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 78.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.5° / 298.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 38m / 14.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 127.99° / -3.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.06° / 5.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -55.51° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.