The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 3, 2179
Waxing Crescent
27.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:24 AM
10:30 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.7%
- Age
- 4.9 days
- Distance
- 388,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3178
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 | 63.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.6° / 111.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 03m / -11.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 314.75° / 4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.18° / -5.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 123.28° / 0.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.