The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 4, 1978
Waxing Crescent
24.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:20 AM
10:10 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.8%
- Age
- 4.4 days
- Distance
- 366,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 692
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 | 59.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 120.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.1° / 114.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 53m / -14.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 311.77° / 3.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.16° / -3.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 122.90° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.