The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 4, 2179
Waxing Crescent
37.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:54 AM
11:31 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.2%
- Age
- 5.9 days
- Distance
- 393,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3178
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 | 75.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 104.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.6° / 100.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 51m / -7.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 327.45° / 5.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.72° / -5.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 111.11° / 0.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.0° |
| 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.