The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 4, 2027
Waxing Crescent
36.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:07 PM
11:17 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.0%
- Age
- 6.6 days
- Distance
- 404,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1298
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,600 km.
Exact values
For Dec 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 73.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 106.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.5° / 103.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 50m / -11.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 325.91° / 1.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.81° / -1.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 105.04° / -1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.