The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 3, 2044
Waxing Gibbous
97.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:44 PM
6:10 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.5%
- Age
- 14.1 days
- Distance
- 365,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1508
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 | 162.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 18.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.4° / 14.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 24m / 23.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 54.59° / 4.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.86° / -5.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 12.75° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.