The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 3, 2017
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:38 PM
7:15 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.2 days
- Distance
- 357,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1174
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Dec 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 180.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.4° / 352.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 46m / 17.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 72.44° / -4.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.45° / 6.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -2.02° / 1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 167.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.