The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 4, 2085
Waning Gibbous
88.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:29 PM
10:16 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 88.3%
- Age
- 17.4 days
- Distance
- 395,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2015
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 | 220.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 40.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.3° / 312.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 39m / 18.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 113.31° / -2.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.72° / 4.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -35.74° / -0.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.