The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 3, 1918
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:36 AM
5:14 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 0.1 days
- Distance
- 398,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- -50
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Annular solar eclipse
The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light. Not visible from Columbus.
-
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 0.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 179.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.7° / 173.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 40m / -22.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 251.53° / -0.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.52° / 1.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 175.47° / -0.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 321.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -3.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.