The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 4, 2029
Waning Crescent
1.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:32 AM
4:13 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.3%
- Age
- 28.5 days
- Distance
- 359,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1322
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 359,300 km.
Exact values
For Dec 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 347.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.3° / 188.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 50m / -22.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 240.08° / -2.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.17° / 3.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -166.21° / -0.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.