The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 4, 2146
Waxing Crescent
1.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:08 AM
6:21 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 0.8 days
- Distance
- 363,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2770
Events on this date
-
Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 11.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.4° / 160.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 35m / -18.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 263.94° / 4.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.82° / -5.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 166.35° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.