The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 4, 2097
Waxing Crescent
0.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:39 AM
5:31 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.9%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 403,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2164
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 | 9.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.4° / 164.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 30m / -27.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 263.25° / -3.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.16° / 6.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 172.06° / -1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 297.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.