The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 4, 2177
Waxing Gibbous
98.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:58 PM
6:21 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.1%
- Age
- 14.3 days
- Distance
- 368,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3153
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 | 164.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.4° / 11.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 38m / 23.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 57.61° / 3.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.79° / -3.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 10.49° / -0.82° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.