The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 4, 1971
Waning Gibbous
92.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:31 PM
10:06 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.6%
- Age
- 16.6 days
- Distance
- 375,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 605
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 | 211.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -15.7° / 322.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 00m / 24.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 103.51° / 2.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.04° / -1.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -25.14° / -1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.