The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 4, 2109
Waxing Gibbous
93.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:50 PM
4:44 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.1%
- Age
- 12.2 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2312
Events on this date
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Mars and Neptune close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 149.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 30.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.4° / 29.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 45m / 11.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 42.21° / -4.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.99° / 6.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 32.12° / 1.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 243.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.