The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 4, 2124
Waning Crescent
1.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:17 AM
4:22 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.5%
- Age
- 28.4 days
- Distance
- 392,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2497
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 345.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.53% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.6° / 190.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 46m / -19.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 238.62° / 0.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.99° / -0.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -160.88° / 0.66° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.