The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 4, 2166
Waxing Gibbous
91.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:42 PM
4:16 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.2%
- Age
- 11.9 days
- Distance
- 360,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 3017
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 | 145.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.6° / 34.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 30m / 9.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 38.24° / -5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.31° / 7.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 32.87° / 1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 243.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.