The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 4, 2063
Waxing Gibbous
98.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:55 PM
6:33 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.4%
- Age
- 14.5 days
- Distance
- 385,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1743
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 | 166.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 14.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.0° / 10.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 41m / 24.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 58.65° / 5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.99° / -5.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 8.97° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.