The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 4, 2103
Waxing Crescent
27.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:30 AM
10:28 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.3%
- Age
- 5.0 days
- Distance
- 373,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2238
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 | 62.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.6° / 112.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 04m / -13.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 314.66° / 3.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.47° / -3.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 114.18° / -0.63° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.