The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 3, 2028
Waning Gibbous
97.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:35 PM
9:11 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.1%
- Age
- 17.2 days
- Distance
- 383,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1310
Events on this date
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Uranus at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Dec 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 199.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.2° / 333.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 08m / 24.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 91.82° / 1.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.01° / -0.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -24.40° / -0.88° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.