The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 4, 2139
Waxing Gibbous
98.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:54 PM
6:20 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.0%
- Age
- 13.0 days
- Distance
- 364,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2683
Events on this date
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Neptune 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 | 164.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.8° / 12.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 32m / 23.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 56.54° / 4.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.54° / -4.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 18.10° / -1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.