The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 4, 2026
Waning Crescent
17.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:24 AM
2:15 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.1%
- Age
- 25.4 days
- Distance
- 393,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1285
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 | 311.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.4° / 228.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 22m / -13.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 203.95° / -4.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.91° / 6.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -125.07° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.