The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 4, 2133
First Quarter
48.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
1:18 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.6%
- Age
- 8.0 days
- Distance
- 402,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2609
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Dec 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -14.8° / 93.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 57m / -12.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 340.88° / -5.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.16° / 7.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 87.91° / -0.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.