The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 4, 1902
Waxing Crescent
18.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:43 AM
9:22 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.2%
- Age
- 4.6 days
- Distance
- 404,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- -248
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 50.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.2° / 122.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 12m / -14.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 301.85° / 5.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.24° / -5.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 125.94° / 1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.