The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 4, 2143
Waning Crescent
4.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:21 AM
3:48 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.5%
- Age
- 27.6 days
- Distance
- 369,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2732
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 | 335.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.53% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.6° / 202.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 01m / -16.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 227.65° / 0.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.91° / 0.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -152.52° / 0.80° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.