The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 3, 2043
Waxing Crescent
4.1% 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
9:44 AM
6:27 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.1%
- Age
- 2.1 days
- Distance
- 405,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1496
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 5.4° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 4.9° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 22.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.3° / 152.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 19m / -28.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 274.23° / -4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.24° / 7.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 154.53° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.