The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 3, 2198
Waxing Crescent
31.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:35 AM
10:55 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.1%
- Age
- 4.9 days
- Distance
- 373,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3413
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 | 67.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.8° / 107.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 21m / -10.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 319.39° / 5.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.68° / -5.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 119.48° / 0.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.