The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 3, 1964
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:07 AM
5:01 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.4 days
- Distance
- 403,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 518
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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Partial solar eclipse
The Moon covers part of the Sun. Not visible from Columbus.
Exact values
For Dec 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 356.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.0° / 178.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 25m / -20.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 247.80° / 1.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.91° / -1.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -173.46° / 0.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.