The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 4, 1941
Waning Gibbous
99.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:11 PM
7:58 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.2%
- Age
- 15.7 days
- Distance
- 405,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 234
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 189.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 10.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.4° / 342.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 24m / 18.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 81.34° / -4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.23° / 7.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -11.14° / 1.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 118.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.