The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 3, 2177
Waxing Gibbous
93.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:13 PM
5:09 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.9%
- Age
- 13.3 days
- Distance
- 373,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3153
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 | 151.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 28.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.8° / 26.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 38m / 20.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 43.46° / 4.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.66° / -4.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 22.62° / -0.85° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.