The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 4, 2140
Waning Crescent
19.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:11 AM
2:04 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.2%
- Age
- 25.0 days
- Distance
- 403,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2695
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 | 308.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.9° / 231.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 11m / -13.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 201.24° / -5.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.47° / 7.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -123.55° / -0.67° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.