The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 3, 1947
Waning Gibbous
65.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:02 PM
12:41 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 65.1%
- Age
- 20.9 days
- Distance
- 368,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 308
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 252.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 72.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 65.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.4° / 288.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 50m / 18.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 143.24° / 5.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.10° / -5.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -68.82° / -0.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.