The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 4, 1930
Waxing Gibbous
97.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:57 PM
6:10 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.9%
- Age
- 14.3 days
- Distance
- 381,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 98
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 | 163.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.6° / 13.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 29m / 21.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 55.22° / 2.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.46° / -2.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 11.20° / -1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.3° |
| 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.