The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 4, 2047
Waning Gibbous
95.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:59 PM
9:26 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.6%
- Age
- 17.2 days
- Distance
- 401,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1545
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 | 204.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 24.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.5° / 328.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 29m / 23.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 96.68° / 0.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.39° / 0.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -28.19° / -0.69° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.