The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 4, 2086
Waning Crescent
2.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:06 AM
4:04 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.3%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 400,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2027
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 | 342.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.1° / 193.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 33m / -19.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 235.71° / -0.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.71° / 1.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -165.45° / 0.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.