The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 4, 1992
Waxing Gibbous
72.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:38 PM
2:09 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.6%
- Age
- 10.3 days
- Distance
- 399,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 865
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 | 116.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 63.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.7° / 62.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 28m / 8.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 9.69° / 5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.22° / -5.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 59.42° / -0.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.