The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 4, 2059
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:15 AM
4:43 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.3 days
- Distance
- 390,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1693
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Dec 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 355.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.7° / 179.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 24m / -23.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 248.19° / -1.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.60° / 3.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 179.68° / -0.66° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.