The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 4, 1949
Waxing Gibbous
99.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:13 PM
6:49 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.1%
- Age
- 14.4 days
- Distance
- 400,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 333
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 | 169.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.0° / 6.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 55m / 24.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 61.79° / 3.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.14° / -4.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 7.42° / -1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.3° |
| 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.