The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 4, 2181
Waning Crescent
4.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:15 AM
3:52 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.8%
- Age
- 27.6 days
- Distance
- 366,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3202
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 334.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.7° / 202.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 03m / -15.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 227.77° / 1.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.41° / -1.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -160.12° / 1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.