The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 4, 2180
Waning Gibbous
94.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:27 PM
9:19 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.5%
- Age
- 17.3 days
- Distance
- 403,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3190
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 | 206.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 27.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.4° / 324.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 42m / 18.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 100.05° / -4.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.11° / 6.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -30.47° / 0.73° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.