The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 3, 2176
Waxing Crescent
5.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:44 AM
6:56 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.0%
- Age
- 2.4 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3141
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 | 25.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.9° / 148.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 35m / -25.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 277.95° / -2.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.49° / 3.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 152.24° / -1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.