The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 4, 2100
Waxing Crescent
13.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:59 AM
8:30 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.9%
- Age
- 3.2 days
- Distance
- 370,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2201
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 | 43.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 136.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.3° / 132.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 55m / -23.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 296.24° / -2.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.39° / 4.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 143.11° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.