The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 3, 2166
Waxing Gibbous
83.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:04 PM
3:04 AM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 83.3%
- Age
- 10.9 days
- Distance
- 363,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3017
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 | 131.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 48.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 83.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.9° / 50.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 33m / 4.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 23.35° / -4.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.95° / 6.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 45.01° / 1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 243.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.