The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 4, 1991
Waning Crescent
2.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:17 AM
3:52 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.2%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 395,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 852
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 | 343.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.4° / 193.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 29m / -22.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 235.58° / -3.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.03° / 5.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -158.59° / -0.73° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.