The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 3, 2074
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:31 PM
7:25 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 14.8 days
- Distance
- 406,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1879
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,400 km.
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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 | 181.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.0° / 351.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 49m / 19.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 73.22° / -3.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.03° / 5.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -1.25° / 1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 157.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.