The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 4, 2075
Waning Crescent
13.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:33 AM
3:13 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.9%
- Age
- 26.2 days
- Distance
- 376,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1891
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 | 316.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 136.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.5° / 224.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 55m / -6.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 209.16° / 4.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.69° / -5.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -142.95° / 0.63° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 114.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.