The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 3, 2165
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:16 AM
5:35 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.0 days
- Distance
- 386,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3005
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 | 0.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.6° / 172.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 46m / -17.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 252.35° / 4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.53° / -5.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 174.74° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 197.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.