The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 4, 1989
Waxing Crescent
35.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:12 PM
11:16 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.6%
- Age
- 6.3 days
- Distance
- 381,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 828
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 | 73.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 106.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.4° / 104.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 51m / -12.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 325.67° / 0.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.78° / 0.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 100.47° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.