The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 4, 2084
New Moon
51.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
12:38 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.5%
- Age
- 6.8 days
- Distance
- 374,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2003
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 | 91.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.54% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.5° / 86.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 58m / -1.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 345.13° / 4.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.81° / -5.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 93.66° / -0.74° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.