The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 4, 1934
Waning Crescent
5.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:25 AM
3:15 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.4%
- Age
- 27.5 days
- Distance
- 378,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 147
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 | 333.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.2° / 203.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 46m / -21.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 225.63° / -4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.66° / 7.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -159.34° / -1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.