The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 4, 2122
Waxing Crescent
27.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:27 AM
10:27 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.3%
- Age
- 5.6 days
- Distance
- 388,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2473
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 | 62.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.2° / 111.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 05m / -12.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 315.02° / 3.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.35° / -4.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 110.36° / -0.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.