The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 4, 2046
Waxing Crescent
44.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
12:25 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.2%
- Age
- 6.8 days
- Distance
- 399,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1533
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 | 83.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 96.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.9° / 94.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 26m / -6.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 335.85° / 3.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.91° / -3.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 101.24° / -1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.