The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 4, 1958
Waning Crescent
42.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:25 AM
1:05 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.9%
- Age
- 23.4 days
- Distance
- 372,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 444
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 | 278.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.6° / 261.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 20m / 1.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 170.36° / -2.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.56° / 4.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -103.40° / 1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.