The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 4, 2113
Waning Crescent
11.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:55 AM
3:18 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.8%
- Age
- 26.1 days
- Distance
- 406,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2361
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,000 km.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 320.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.5° / 220.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 07m / -8.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 212.52° / 3.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.51° / -4.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -138.40° / 0.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.