The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 4, 2120
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:32 PM
7:22 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 13.6 days
- Distance
- 387,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2448
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Dec 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 175.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.6° / 0.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 22m / 25.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 68.04° / 4.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.99° / -4.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 9.77° / -1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 295.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.