The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 4, 2028
Waning Gibbous
92.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:42 PM
9:58 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.4%
- Age
- 18.2 days
- Distance
- 380,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1310
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 | 212.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.5° / 321.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 06m / 22.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 105.16° / -0.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.95° / 0.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -36.53° / -0.85° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.