The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 4, 2129
Waning Crescent
42.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:22 AM
1:33 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.7%
- Age
- 22.7 days
- Distance
- 402,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2559
Events on this date
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Venus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Dec 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 278.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.9° / 263.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 33m / 6.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 171.17° / 3.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.09° / -3.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -101.08° / 1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.