The Moon on this date

Moon on Saturday, December 4, 2032

Waxing Crescent

4.2% illuminated · waxing

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
SE
Highest
31°
Moonset
SW
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
4.2%
Age
1.8 days
Distance
375,200 km
Apparent size
31.8′
Constellation
Sagittarius
Lunation number
1360

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 Sun23.27°
Phase angle156.22°
Illuminated fraction4.25%
Altitude / azimuth24.0° / 147.8°
Right ascension / declination18h 27m / -18.56°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude276.38° / 4.72°
Libration in longitude / latitude-3.74° / -5.32°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude152.62° / 1.05°
Position angle of the axis357.7°
Position angle of the bright limb258.3°
Apparent magnitude-6.4

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

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