The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 4, 1987
Waxing Gibbous
99.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:20 PM
7:08 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.4%
- Age
- 13.4 days
- Distance
- 391,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 803
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 | 172.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 8.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.8° / 3.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 07m / 25.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 64.68° / 4.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.54° / -5.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 12.01° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.