The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 4, 1983
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:42 AM
5:19 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 387,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 754
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Annular solar eclipse
The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light. Not visible from Columbus.
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 2.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.4° / 171.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 52m / -22.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 254.26° / 0.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.19° / 0.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -177.28° / 0.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.