The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 3, 2091
New Moon
52.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:55 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.8%
- Age
- 22.6 days
- Distance
- 379,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2089
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Dec 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 266.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.6° / 273.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 43m / 9.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 158.69° / 1.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.19° / -0.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -93.50° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.