The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 4, 2101
Waxing Gibbous
99.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:07 PM
6:52 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.0%
- Age
- 13.5 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2213
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 | 169.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.9° / 6.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 54m / 25.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 61.73° / 4.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.89° / -5.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 13.55° / -1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.