The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 4, 2040
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:06 AM
5:22 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.4 days
- Distance
- 365,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1459
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
-
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 5.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.3° / 168.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 09m / -25.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 258.47° / -2.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.22° / 3.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 171.31° / -0.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 303.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.