The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 4, 2169
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:26 PM
7:46 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 15.9 days
- Distance
- 377,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3054
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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Partial lunar eclipse
Part of the Moon passes through Earth's dark inner shadow. It starts at 3:52 AM, is deepest at 5:25 AM and ends at 6:58 AM. Visible from Columbus from start to finish.
Exact values
For Dec 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 183.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.3° / 350.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 01m / 22.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 76.36° / -0.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.78° / 1.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -8.10° / 0.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.