The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 3, 2169
Waxing Gibbous
99.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:44 PM
6:37 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.4%
- Age
- 14.9 days
- Distance
- 381,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3054
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 | 170.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 9.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.0° / 4.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 04m / 19.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 62.84° / -1.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.00° / 2.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 4.03° / 0.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.