The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 3, 1944
Waning Gibbous
85.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:45 PM
11:55 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.1%
- Age
- 17.7 days
- Distance
- 388,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 271
Events on this date
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Uranus at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Dec 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 225.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 45.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.0° / 299.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 56m / 21.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 116.87° / 0.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.39° / -0.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -39.43° / 0.94° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.