The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 3, 2188
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:58 PM
7:12 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 15.0 days
- Distance
- 400,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3289
Events on this date
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Total lunar eclipse
The Moon passes fully into Earth's shadow and turns a dim copper red. It starts at 5:13 PM, is deepest at 7:08 PM and ends at 9:03 PM. Totality lasts from 6:18 PM to 7:58 PM. Visible from Columbus from start to finish.
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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 | 176.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.8° / 357.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 29m / 21.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 68.90° / -0.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.22° / 1.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 0.23° / -0.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.