The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 4, 2048
Waning Crescent
1.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:28 AM
4:15 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.3%
- Age
- 28.5 days
- Distance
- 360,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1557
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 | 346.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.8° / 189.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 50m / -21.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 240.06° / -1.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.06° / 3.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -170.01° / -0.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.