The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 4, 2128
Waxing Gibbous
95.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:12 PM
5:17 AM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.7%
- Age
- 12.2 days
- Distance
- 396,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2547
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 | 156.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 23.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -35.1° / 21.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 13m / 12.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 49.34° / -4.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.90° / 7.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 28.33° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 241.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.