The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 4, 2127
Waxing Crescent
1.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:09 AM
6:24 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.3%
- Age
- 0.8 days
- Distance
- 357,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2535
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 | 11.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.4° / 159.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 35m / -18.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 263.97° / 5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.42° / -5.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 170.15° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.