The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 4, 2056
Waning Crescent
7.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:33 AM
3:44 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.6%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 360,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1656
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 | 328.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.0° / 210.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 43m / -10.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 221.66° / 4.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.08° / -5.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -151.35° / 0.76° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.