The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 4, 2162
Waning Crescent
4.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:14 AM
3:48 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.9%
- Age
- 27.6 days
- Distance
- 358,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2967
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 334.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.0° / 203.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 00m / -15.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 227.04° / 1.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.92° / -0.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -156.32° / 0.94° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.