The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 4, 1915
Waning Crescent
6.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:08 AM
3:07 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.4%
- Age
- 27.4 days
- Distance
- 362,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- -88
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 | 331.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.0° / 206.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 34m / -20.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 222.54° / -5.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.61° / 7.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -155.55° / -1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.