The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 3, 1967
Waxing Crescent
6.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:07 AM
6:56 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.0%
- Age
- 2.0 days
- Distance
- 367,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 556
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 28.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.2° / 147.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 40m / -28.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 278.85° / -4.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.98° / 7.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 157.55° / -1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.