The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 4, 2147
Waxing Gibbous
91.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:44 PM
4:24 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.7%
- Age
- 11.4 days
- Distance
- 373,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2782
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 | 146.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 33.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.7° / 32.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 33m / 9.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 39.02° / -4.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.64° / 7.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 36.68° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 243.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.