The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 4, 1968
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:37 PM
7:34 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.4 days
- Distance
- 406,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 568
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Dec 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 177.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.0° / 358.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 30m / 26.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 69.86° / 4.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.70° / -5.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 3.66° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 312.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.