The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 4, 2078
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:55 AM
5:03 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 405,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1929
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 | 2.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.3° / 172.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 54m / -25.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 255.14° / -2.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.82° / 4.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 175.87° / -0.87° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 334.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.