The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 4, 2123
Waning Gibbous
96.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:58 PM
9:01 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.6%
- Age
- 16.6 days
- Distance
- 358,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 2485
Events on this date
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Venus and Mars close together
They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 201.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 21.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.9° / 331.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 13m / 21.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 93.08° / -2.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.51° / 3.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -19.08° / 0.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.