The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 3, 1914
Waning Gibbous
99.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:32 PM
8:42 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.0%
- Age
- 16.0 days
- Distance
- 401,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -100
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 | 190.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.9° / 344.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 20m / 27.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 81.19° / 4.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.56° / -5.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -13.80° / -1.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 65.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.