The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 3, 1945
Waning Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:24 AM
4:40 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 28.7 days
- Distance
- 404,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 283
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 348.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.5° / 186.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 53m / -17.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 239.75° / 2.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.98° / -2.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -169.65° / 0.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.