The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 3, 2190
First Quarter
45.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
1:07 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.6%
- Age
- 6.2 days
- Distance
- 373,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3314
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Dec 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 84.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.7° / 96.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 40m / -13.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 336.58° / -4.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.39° / 6.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 100.84° / -0.96° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.