The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 3, 2196
Waxing Gibbous
96.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:32 PM
5:41 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.0%
- Age
- 13.6 days
- Distance
- 393,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3388
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 | 157.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 23.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.6° / 20.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 03m / 21.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 49.37° / 3.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.99° / -4.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 18.83° / -0.68° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.9° |
| 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.