The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 4, 2066
Waning Gibbous
92.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:41 PM
9:51 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.6%
- Age
- 17.2 days
- Distance
- 405,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1780
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 | 211.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.7° / 321.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 03m / 21.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 104.56° / -1.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.76° / 2.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -31.96° / -0.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.