The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 4, 1975
Waxing Crescent
3.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:00 AM
7:00 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.6%
- Age
- 1.7 days
- Distance
- 378,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 655
Events on this date
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Neptune behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Dec 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 21.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.6° / 150.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 15m / -19.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 273.43° / 3.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.87° / -3.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 164.03° / 0.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.