The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 4, 2158
Waxing Gibbous
97.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:54 PM
6:16 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.9%
- Age
- 13.7 days
- Distance
- 357,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2918
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 | 163.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.0° / 12.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 32m / 23.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 56.35° / 4.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.85° / -4.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 14.28° / -0.96° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.