The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 3, 2047
Waning Gibbous
98.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:02 PM
8:41 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.7%
- Age
- 16.2 days
- Distance
- 403,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1545
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 | 193.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.4° / 340.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 37m / 24.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 84.66° / 1.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.13° / -0.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -16.05° / -0.72° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.