The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 4, 2167
Waning Crescent
38.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:46 AM
1:52 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.0%
- Age
- 22.9 days
- Distance
- 390,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3029
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 | 284.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.4° / 259.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 54m / 5.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 176.40° / 4.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.94° / -5.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -96.53° / 1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 114.4° |
| 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.