The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 4, 2021
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:03 AM
5:26 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.4 days
- Distance
- 356,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1224
Events on this date
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Total solar eclipse
The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth. Not visible from Columbus.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 356,800 km.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 5.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.9° / 168.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 08m / -24.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 258.27° / -1.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.79° / 2.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 175.10° / -0.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 297.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.