The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 4, 2172
Waning Gibbous
84.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:35 PM
11:18 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 84.4%
- Age
- 18.6 days
- Distance
- 405,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3091
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 | 226.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 46.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 84.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.5° / 310.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 11m / 25.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 119.55° / 5.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.15° / -5.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -49.06° / -1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.