The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 4, 2108
Waxing Crescent
4.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:04 AM
7:17 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.5%
- Age
- 1.8 days
- Distance
- 374,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2300
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 | 24.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.53% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.0° / 147.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 28m / -18.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 276.71° / 4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.26° / -5.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 161.77° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.