The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 4, 2052
Waxing Gibbous
96.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:11 PM
5:20 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.0%
- Age
- 13.3 days
- Distance
- 359,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1607
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 | 157.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 23.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -33.9° / 20.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 16m / 14.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 50.49° / -3.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.57° / 5.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 19.21° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.