The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 4, 2119
Waxing Crescent
6.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:09 AM
7:18 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.9%
- Age
- 2.1 days
- Distance
- 360,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2436
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 | 30.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.7° / 144.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 55m / -26.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 282.25° / -3.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.33° / 5.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 151.49° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.