The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 3, 2168
Waxing Crescent
15.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:59 AM
8:37 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.1%
- Age
- 4.1 days
- Distance
- 405,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3042
Events on this date
-
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,600 km.
Exact values
For Dec 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 45.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.5° / 129.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 00m / -22.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 297.63° / -1.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.43° / 3.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 133.59° / 0.68° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.