The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 3, 2066
Waning Gibbous
96.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:44 PM
9:10 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.7%
- Age
- 16.2 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1780
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 200.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 20.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.0° / 332.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 12m / 23.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 92.73° / -0.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.67° / 1.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -19.82° / -0.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.