The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 4, 1918
Waxing Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:28 AM
6:07 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 1.1 days
- Distance
- 395,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- -50
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 | 12.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.5° / 160.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 34m / -22.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 263.90° / 1.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.28° / -0.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 163.28° / -0.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.