The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 4, 2044
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:33 PM
7:28 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 15.1 days
- Distance
- 362,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1508
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Dec 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 176.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.7° / 359.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 27m / 26.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 69.38° / 4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.33° / -5.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 0.63° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 306.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.