The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 4, 1943
First Quarter
52.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:23 PM
12:46 AM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.5%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 371,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 259
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Dec 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 92.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.46% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.8° / 79.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 07m / -8.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 344.32° / -3.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.07° / 4.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 89.95° / 1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.