The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 3, 2199
Waning Gibbous
98.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:21 PM
8:19 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.7%
- Age
- 15.3 days
- Distance
- 401,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3425
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 192.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.1° / 339.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 36m / 19.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 84.33° / -3.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.40° / 5.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -9.99° / 0.89° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.