The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 3, 2193
Waxing Gibbous
70.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:43 PM
1:42 AM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 70.2%
- Age
- 9.8 days
- Distance
- 370,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3351
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 4.3° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 113.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 66.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 70.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.0° / 66.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 17m / 4.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 5.73° / 2.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.08° / -2.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 59.80° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.