The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 4, 2099
New Moon
55.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:47 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.6%
- Age
- 22.2 days
- Distance
- 373,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2188
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 | 263.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 83.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.1° / 276.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 35m / 10.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 156.52° / 1.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.96° / -1.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -87.04° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.