The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 3, 2036
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:38 PM
7:22 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.7 days
- Distance
- 373,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1409
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 | 181.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.7° / 351.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 51m / 18.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 73.66° / -4.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.39° / 6.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -5.81° / 1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 158.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.