The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 4, 1986
Waxing Crescent
13.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:06 AM
8:17 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.4%
- Age
- 3.0 days
- Distance
- 362,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 791
Events on this date
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Saturn 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 | 42.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.9° / 134.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 51m / -26.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 294.84° / -5.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.73° / 7.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 141.56° / -1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.