The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 4, 2164
Waning Gibbous
69.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:43 PM
11:41 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 69.8%
- Age
- 20.0 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2992
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,900 km.
Exact values
For Dec 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 246.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 66.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 69.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.6° / 288.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 25m / 12.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 139.81° / -2.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.42° / 4.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -67.66° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.