The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 4, 2104
Waning Gibbous
91.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:59 PM
9:52 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.6%
- Age
- 16.9 days
- Distance
- 372,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2250
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 | 213.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 33.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.2° / 318.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 10m / 19.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 106.39° / -2.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.77° / 4.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -27.42° / -0.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.