The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 4, 2055
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:49 PM
7:44 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 15.9 days
- Distance
- 394,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1644
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 | 185.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.0° / 347.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 09m / 19.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 77.94° / -3.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.32° / 5.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -9.61° / 1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 124.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.