The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 4, 2058
Waning Gibbous
80.8% 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
9:07 PM
11:34 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 80.8%
- Age
- 18.6 days
- Distance
- 403,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1681
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 | 231.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 51.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 80.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.2° / 305.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 33m / 23.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 124.76° / 4.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.80° / -5.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -50.56° / -0.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.