The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 4, 1998
Waning Gibbous
98.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:35 PM
8:24 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.2%
- Age
- 15.5 days
- Distance
- 363,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 939
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 | 194.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.9° / 336.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 48m / 19.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 87.26° / -4.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.30° / 6.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -10.36° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.5° |
| 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.