The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 4, 2184
Waxing Crescent
2.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:39 AM
6:42 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.5%
- Age
- 1.6 days
- Distance
- 401,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3240
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 | 17.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.8° / 154.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 03m / -19.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 270.73° / 4.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.38° / -4.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 158.73° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.