The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 4, 2006
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:32 PM
7:25 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 13.8 days
- Distance
- 370,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1038
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Dec 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 175.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.0° / 359.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 23m / 26.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 68.32° / 4.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.97° / -5.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 8.23° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 303.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.