The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 4, 2165
Waxing Crescent
1.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:15 AM
6:25 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.4%
- Age
- 1.0 days
- Distance
- 382,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3005
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 | 12.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.8° / 158.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 42m / -18.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 265.62° / 4.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.32° / -5.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 162.54° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.