The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 3, 1962
Waxing Crescent
39.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:40 PM
11:30 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.1%
- Age
- 6.4 days
- Distance
- 375,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 494
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 77.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.5° / 102.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 05m / -14.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 328.35° / -2.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.37° / 3.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 97.80° / 1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.