The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 4, 2061
Waning Crescent
42.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:26 AM
1:25 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.0%
- Age
- 22.6 days
- Distance
- 386,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1718
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 | 279.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 99.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 41.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.4° / 261.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 35m / 4.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 172.48° / 1.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.31° / -0.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -91.59° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.