The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 4, 2155
Waxing Gibbous
82.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:22 PM
3:10 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 82.2%
- Age
- 9.9 days
- Distance
- 382,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2881
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 | 130.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 49.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 82.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.0° / 50.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 18m / 11.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 22.29° / 2.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.59° / -2.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 55.26° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.