The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 3, 2173
Waning Crescent
2.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:02 AM
3:42 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.8%
- Age
- 28.1 days
- Distance
- 377,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3103
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 341.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.3° / 195.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 18m / -22.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 232.99° / -3.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.59° / 5.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -166.60° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.