The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 3, 2112
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
5:29 PM
7:28 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 14.2 days
- Distance
- 374,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2349
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 181.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 2.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.0° / 351.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 49m / 20.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 73.33° / -2.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.84° / 3.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 3.31° / 0.73° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 148.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.