The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 4, 2160
Waxing Crescent
38.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:59 AM
11:40 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.9%
- Age
- 6.8 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2943
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,500 km.
Exact values
For Dec 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 76.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.1° / 98.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 01m / -6.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 330.02° / 5.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.29° / -5.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 102.75° / -0.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.